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Blood disease
Answer for the clue "Blood disease ", 6 letters:
uremia
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Uremia or uraemia (see spelling differences ) can be translated as " urea in the blood". Urea is one of the primary components of urine. It can be defined as an excess of amino acid and protein metabolism end products, such as urea and creatinine , in the ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) blood poisoning resulting from the retention of waste products usually excreted as urine.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine [syn: uraemia , azotemia , azotaemia ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1857, Modern Latin, from Latinized form of Greek ouron "urine" (see urine ) + haima "blood" (see -emia ) + abstract noun ending -ia .
Usage examples of uremia.
She was also suffering from hepatomegaly, uremia, endocarditis, and a host of other serious ailments.
Robust though he was, the triple whammy of kidney stones, uremia, and encore surgery exacted a steep levy on Spike Cohen's constitution.