uremia

noun

ure·​mia yu̇-ˈrē-mē-ə 

1

: accumulation in the blood of constituents normally eliminated in the urine that produces a severe toxic condition and usually occurs in severe kidney disease

2

: the toxic bodily condition associated with uremia

uremic

yu̇-ˈrē-mik 

adjective

Examples of uremia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After her father’s death from uremia in 1931, the young family moved to Watts to live with Saar’s paternal grandmother. — Catherine G. Wagley, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

circa 1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for uremia

• premia
• pyaemia
• academia
• azotemia
• bacteremia
• hyperaemia
• hyperemia
• hypoxemia
• septicaemia
• septicemia
• thalassaemia
• thalassemia

Medical Definition

uremia

noun

ure·​mia

variants or chiefly British uraemia

yu̇-ˈrē-mē-ə 

1

: accumulation in the blood of constituents normally eliminated in the urine that produces a severe toxic condition and usually occurs in severe kidney disease

2

: the toxic bodily condition associated with uremia

the patient was in uremia

uremic adjective

or chiefly British uraemic

-mik