azotemia

azotemia
noun æzəʊtimiə
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 — n. (Med.) the accumulation of an abnormally large amount of nitrogen containing waste products, such as urea, in the blood; uremia. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • azotemia — Retención de excesivas cantidades de sustancias nitrogenadas en la sangre. Esta circunstancia se produce por un fracaso de la eliminación de urea de la sangre por parte de los riñones. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud …   Diccionario médico

  • azotemia — (n.) 1900, also azotaemia, from azot (see AZO (Cf. azo )) + Gk. haima blood (see EMIA (Cf. emia)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • azotemia — [az΄ō tē′mē ə] n. [ModL: see AZOTE & EMIA] the accumulation of nitrogenous substances in the blood, resulting from failure of the kidneys to remove them azotemic [az΄ōtē′mik, az΄ōtem′ik] adj …   English World dictionary

  • Azotemia — Infobox Disease Name = Azotemia Caption = DiseasesDB = 26060 ICD10 = ICD10|R|79|8|r|70 ICD9 = ICD9|790.6 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D053099 Azotemia is a medical condition characterized by abnormal… …   Wikipedia

  • azotemia — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary azote nitrogen + New Latin emia more at az Date: circa 1900 an excess of urea or other nitrogenous wastes in the blood as a result of kidney insufficiency compare uremia • azotemic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • azotemia — azotemic, adj. /az euh tee mee euh, ay zeuh /, n. Pathol. the accumulation of abnormally large amounts of nitrogenous waste products in the blood, as in uremic poisoning. [1895 1900; AZOTE + EMIA] * * * …   Universalium

  • Azotemia — A higher than normal blood level of urea or other nitrogen containing compounds in the blood. The hallmark test is the serum BUN (blood urea nitrogen) level. Usually caused by the inability of the kidney to excrete these compounds. * * * An… …   Medical dictionary

  • azotèmia — a|zo|tè|mi|a Mot Esdrúixol Nom femení …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • azotemia — a·zo·te·mì·a s.f. TS med. tasso di azoto non proteico nel sangue {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1937. ETIMO: comp. di azoto ed emia …   Dizionario italiano

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