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AZOTEMIA

1. An excess in the blood of urea, creatinine and another nitrogenous end commodity of protein and amino acids metabolism, more correctly referred to as azotaemia. 2. In current usage the entire constellation of signs and symptoms of chronic renal failure including nausea, vomiting anorexia, a metallic taste in the mouth, a uraemic odour of the breath, pruritus, uraemic frost on the skin, neuromuscular disorders, pain and twitching in the muscles, hypertension, oedema, mental confusion and acid base and electrolyte imbalances. Origin: Gr. Ouron = urine, haima = blood This entry appears with alow from the Vocabulary of Cell and Molecular Biology
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