azotemia

noun

azo·​te·​mia ˌā-zō-ˈtē-mē-ə 

: an excess of urea or other nitrogenous wastes in the blood as a result of kidney insufficiency compare uremia

azotemic

ˌā-zō-ˈtē-mik 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary azote nitrogen + New Latin -emia — more at az-

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

azotemia

noun

azo·​te·​mia

variants or chiefly British azotaemia

ˌā-zō-ˈtē-mē-ə 

: an excess of urea and other nitrogenous wastes in the blood as a result of kidney insufficiency compare uremia

azotemic adjective

or chiefly British azotaemic

-ˈtē-mik