hemolytic uremic syndrome

noun

: a rare disease that is marked by the formation of thrombi in the capillaries and arterioles especially of the kidney, that is characterized clinically by hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and progressive kidney failure, that has several causes (such as infection with E. coli or the use of chemotherapeutic or immunosuppressant drugs), and that primarily affects infants and young children

—abbreviation HUS

Examples of hemolytic uremic syndrome in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other possible complications involve hyponatremia, in which sodium levels in the blood drop too low, metabolic alkalosis, in which acid levels become unbalanced, and hemolytic uremic syndrome, in which red blood cells and platelets are destroyed. —Don Sweeney april 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026

Three people have been hospitalized and one person has developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious condition that can cause kidney failure. —Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026

Three ill people needed to be hospitalized, one of whom has developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a form of kidney failure that can be fatal. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026

Three people have been hospitalized, and one of them developed hemolytic uremic syndrome. —Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hemolytic uremic syndrome

• acrosome
• aerodrome
• catacomb
• centrosome
• chromosome
• cytochrome
• hippodrome
• honeycomb
• liposome
• meerschaum
• metronome
• microtome

Medical Definition

hemolytic uremic syndrome

noun

: a rare disease that is marked by the formation of thrombi in the capillaries and arterioles especially of the kidney, that is characterized clinically by hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and progressive kidney failure, that is precipitated by a variety of etiologic factors (as infection with Escherichia coli or Shigella dysenteriae), and that primarily affects infants and young children

—abbreviation HUS see thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura