or chiefly Brit  urae*mia  n 1  :  accumulation in the blood of constituents normally eliminated in the urine that produces a severe toxic condition and usu. occurs in severe kidney disease  2  :  the toxic bodily condition associated with uremia <the patient was in >  ure*mic or chiefly Brit  urae*mic  adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  uraemia 
 
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