尿毒症

niàodúzhèng

noun

Meanings

1 uremia
2 kidney failure (end-stage renal disease)

Characters

illness; symptom

Examples

尿毒症患者需要定期透析。

Niàodúzhèng huànzhě xūyào dìngqī tòuxī.

Patients with uremia need regular dialysis.

长期高血压可能引起尿毒症。

Chángqī gāoxuèyā kěnéng yǐnqǐ niàodúzhèng.

Chronic high blood pressure may cause uremia.

Tips

memory

Literal decomposition matches the medical origin: 尿 (urine) + 毒 (poison/toxin) + 症 (condition) — the kidneys fail to filter waste, so 'urine toxins' build up in the blood. This is the end-stage of chronic kidney disease.

Stroke Order

尿 niào

毒 dú

症 zhèng