noun

• A raised level in the blood of urea and other nitrogenous waste compounds that are normally eliminated by the kidneys.

  ‘Did he have diabetes, ascites, uraemia, anasarca, or heart failure?’

  More example sentences

  • ‘If the kidneys fail, one of the first signs is the accumulation of urea and other nitrogenous waste in the blood - uraemia.’
  • ‘Additional cardiac risk factors specific to chronic kidney disease include volume overload, hyperparathyroidism, and uremia.’
  • ‘Ultimately, patients may develop uremia and kidney failure.’
  • ‘Chronic renal failure is a progressive deterioration of renal function that ends in uremia (ie, an excess of urea and other nitrogenous wastes in the blood).’