Urea frost
urea frost n.
Minute flakes of urea sometimes observed on the skin in patients with uremia.
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ureagenesis u·re·a·gen·e·sis (yu-rē’ə-jěn’ĭ-sĭs) n. Formation of urea, especially the metabolism of amino acids to urea. Also called ureapoiesis.
- Ureal
noun 1. Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism. 2. Chemistry. a water-soluble powder form of this compound, obtained by the reaction of liquid ammonia and liquid carbon dioxide: used as a fertilizer, animal feed, in the synthesis of plastics, resins, and […]
- Urea nitrogen
urea nitrogen n. The concentration of nitrogen in blood or unrine, for example, derived from urea.
- Ureaplasma
Ureaplasma U·re·a·plas·ma (yu-rē’ə-plāz’mə) n. A genus of nonmotile gram-negative bacteria that require urea and cholesterol for growth and are associated with nongonococcal urethritis and prostatitis in males and with genitourinary tract infections and reproductive failure in females. Also called T-mycoplasma.
- Ureapoiesis
ureapoiesis u·re·a·poi·e·sis (yu-rē’ə-poi-ē’sĭs) n. See ureagenesis.