Urea nitrogen
urea nitrogen n.
The concentration of nitrogen in blood or unrine, for example, derived from urea.
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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
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- Urease
noun, Biochemistry. 1. an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc. noun 1. an enzyme occurring in many plants, esp fungi, that converts urea to ammonium carbonate urease u·re·ase (yur’ē-ās’, -āz’) or u·rase (yur’ās’, -āz’) n. An enzyme that cataylzes the hydrolysis of urea to form ammonium carbonate.
- Urecchysis
urecchysis u·rec·chy·sis (yu-rěk’ĭ-sĭs) n. Extravasation of urine into the tissues.
- Uredema
uredema u·re·de·ma (yur’ĭ-dē’mə) or u·ro·e·de·ma (yur’ō-) n. Edema due to infiltration of urine into the subcutaneous tissues.