uremia yuh ree mee uh n accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine Usage(s) Louis Nazaire Cardinal Begin, 85, Archbishop of Quebec, Catholic primate of Canada; in Quebec, of uremia followed by paralysis. Anthony Joseph ("Dandy Tony") Drexel, 70, European socialite, onetime Philadelphia banker; of uremia; in Manhattan. When the kidneys fail to work and there is no hope of starting them up again, the resulting uremia is fatal in about three weeks. Synonym(s) uraemia azotemia azotaemia