uraemic
Adjective: 1. Relating to or affected by uraemia: Pertaining to the condition where there is an abnormally high level of nitrogenous waste products (such as urea) in the blood, typically due to insufficient kidney function.
The adjective uraemic is used in medical contexts to describe conditions, symptoms, or complications that are caused by or associated with the state of uraemia. * It modifies nouns related to states, symptoms, or medical phenomena. * Example: The patient was diagnosed with uraemic syndrome.
- The doctor was concerned about potential uraemic poisoning following the acute kidney injury.
- Uraemic frost is a rare dermatological condition where urea crystals deposit on the skin.
- The primary goal of dialysis is to prevent uraemic symptoms.
- Uraemic encephalopathy: A neurological disorder resulting from the accumulation of toxins in the brain due to kidney failure.
- Uraemic pericarditis: Inflammation of the pericardium (the sac surrounding the heart) as a complication of advanced uraemia.
- Uraemia (noun, chiefly British English): The clinical condition marked by the accumulation of waste products in the blood due to kidney failure. (Synonymous with in American English).
- Uremic (adjective, chiefly American English): The American English spelling variant of uraemic. Both forms are correct and used interchangeably in medical literature, with regional preference.
- Example: The guidelines for treating uremic patients are well-established.
- Azotaemic (adjective): Relating to or affected by azotaemia, an excess of nitrogenous compounds in the blood. This is a closely related medical term.
The core meaning of uraemic is intrinsically linked to kidney dysfunction. It specifically denotes the pathological consequences of the kidneys' inability to filter and excrete nitrogenous waste, leading to their accumulation in the bloodstream. It is not used to describe normal urinary constituents or processes.
- of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency)