Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uremia

/jɚˈimiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: ure-mia
IPA: /jɚˈimiə/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Blood poisoning resulting from the retention of waste products usually excreted as urine.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron, “urine”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

uremias (plural) uraemia (alternative) uræmia (alternative)

Derived Forms

uræmic uraemic uremic uremigenic

Synonyms

azotemia hyperazotemia hyperuremia uraemia azotaemia

Rhymes With

academia leukemia anemia bohemia hypoglycemia euphemia geremia bulemia femia

Questions

How do you pronounce uremia?: The recorded pronunciation is /jɚˈimiə/.
What does uremia mean?: Blood poisoning resulting from the retention of waste products usually excreted as urine.
Where does uremia come from?: From Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron, “urine”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

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