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Answer for the clue "Accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine ", 7 letters:
uraemia

Word definitions for uraemia in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Uraemia \U*r[ae]"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? urine + ? blood.] (Med.) Accumulation in the blood of the principles of the urine, producing dangerous disease.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine [syn: uremia , azotemia , azotaemia ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of uremia English)

Usage examples of uraemia.

In itself, uraemia is not necessarily fatal, but this case seems to me desperate.

Medically, however little hope there might be of setting any limit to this attack of uraemia, it did not do to tire the kidneys.