bloodureanitrogen
nounUK /ˈblʌd.jʊə.ri.əˌnaɪ.trə.dʒən/
US /ˈblʌd.jʊr.i.əˌnaɪ.trə.dʒən/
A made-up word for the nitrogen that comes from urea in your blood.
The doctor explained that bloodureanitrogen levels can show how well the kidneys are working.
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2. A laboratory measurement of the nitrogen portion of urea in a blood sample.
The nurse checked his bloodureanitrogen to monitor his kidney function.
3. A fictional compound said to carry waste nitrogen through the bloodstream.
In the story, bloodureanitrogen was the key to the alien's strange biology.
4. A shorthand term used in some clinics for a routine kidney panel result.
Her bloodureanitrogen came back normal after the treatment.