Azotemias

/ˌæz.oʊˈti.mi.əz/ noun

Definition

Plural of azotaemia; multiple cases or instances of nitrogen-waste accumulation in the blood.

Etymology

Regular English plural of 'azotaemia' (Greek 'azote' + 'haemia'), used in medical contexts to discuss different types or presentations of uremic disease.

Kelly Says

While 'azotemias' sounds like a tongue-twister, using the plural actually matters in medicine because prerenal, renal, and postrenal azotaemias have completely different causes and treatments.

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