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Uremia vs Hyperuricemia - What's the difference?

uremia | hyperuricemia |

As nouns the difference between uremia and hyperuricemia

is that uremia is blood poisoning resulting from the retention of waste products usually excreted as urine while hyperuricemia is an abnormally high level of uric acid in one's blood.

uremia

English

(wikipedia uremia)

Alternative forms

* uraemia *

Noun

  • (pathology) Blood poisoning resulting from the retention of waste products usually excreted as urine.

    • Synonyms

    * azotemia

    Derived terms

    * uremic * uraemic *

    hyperuricemia

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hyperuricaemia (UK)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An abnormally high level of uric acid in one's blood.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "hyperuricemia")