the accumulation of nitrogenous substances in the blood, resulting from failure of the kidneys to remove them
Origin of azotemia
ModL: see azote and -emiaazotemia
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azotemia
noun
See uremia.
Origin of azotemia
French azote nitrogen ; see azo- . -emiaRelated Forms:
- az′o·te′mic
adjective
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural azotemias)
- (medicine) the accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (such as urea) that are usually excreted in the urine
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azotemia - Medical Definition
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