uremia
noun
ure·mia
yu̇-ˈrē-mē-ə 
1
: accumulation in the blood of constituents normally eliminated in the urine that produces a severe toxic condition and usually occurs in severe kidney disease
2
: the toxic bodily condition associated with uremia
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The 5-year-old ultimately died of acute uremia caused by a fatal bladder rupture that occurred days before her death on May 9, 2020.
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After her father’s death from uremia in 1931, the young family moved to Watts to live with Saar’s paternal grandmother.
—Catherine G. Wagley, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
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Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
After her father’s death from uremia in 1931, the young family moved to Watts to live with Saar’s paternal grandmother.
—Catherine G. Wagley, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
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“Uremia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uremia. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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uremia
noun
ure·mia
variants
or chiefly British uraemia
1
: accumulation in the blood of constituents normally eliminated in the urine that produces a severe toxic condition and usually occurs in severe kidney disease
2
: the toxic bodily condition associated with uremia
the patient was in uremia
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