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Azotemia: A higher than normal blood level of urea or other nitrogen containing compounds in the blood. The hallmark test is the serum BUN (blood urea nitrogen) level. Usually caused by the inability of the kidney to excrete these compounds.
Library > Science > Sci-Tech Dictionary ( ′az·ə′tem·ē·ə ) ( medicine ) The presence of excessive amounts of nitrogenous compounds in the blood.
Azotemia is an elevation of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) (reference range, 8-20 mg/dL) and serum creatinine (normal value, 0.7-1.4 mg/dL) levels, as depicted in ...
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azotemia /az·o·te·mia/ (az″o-te´me-ah) uremia; an excess of urea or other nitrogenous compounds in the blood. az·o·te·mi·a (z-t m-, z-) n.