BLOOD UREA NITROGEN (BUN)

Meaning of BLOOD UREA NITROGEN (BUN) in English

A measure primarily of the urea level in blood. Urea is cleared by the kidney. Diseases that compromise the function of the kidney frequently lead to increased blood levels.

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

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UREA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from French urée, from urine Date: 1806 a soluble weakly basic nitrogenous compound CO(NH 2 ) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NITROGEN — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: French nitrogène, from nitre niter + -gène -gen Date: 1794 a colorless tasteless odorless element …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BUN — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~ne Date: 14th century a sweet or plain small bread, a knot of hair shaped …
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UREA — or carbamide One of the simplest organic compounds and the first synthesized from inorganic raw materials (see inorganic compound ), …
Английский словарь Британика
NITROGEN — I Gaseous chemical element , chemical symbol N, atomic number 7. A colourless, odourless, tasteless gas , it makes up …
Английский словарь Британика
BLOOD — I Circulatory fluid (see circulation ) in multicellular animals. In many species it also carries hormone s and disease-fighting substances. …
Английский словарь Британика
BUN — I. ˈbən, ˈbu̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bune, bunne, from Old English bune reed; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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UREA — yəˈrēə, yüˈr- sometimes ˈyu̇rēə or ˈyür- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from French urée, from urine, from Middle …
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NITROGEN — ˈnī.trə̇jə̇n, -rēj- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French nitrogène, from nitr- + gène -gen a common nonmetallic element that in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UREA — (a.) A very soluble crystalline body which is the chief constituent of the urine in mammals and some other animals. …
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NITROGEN — (n.) A colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume. It is chemically very …
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UREA — ( a. ) A very soluble crystalline body which is the chief constituent of the urine in mammals and some …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NITROGEN — ( n. ) A colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume. It is …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UREA — — ureal, ureic , adj. /yoo ree"euh, yoor"ee euh/ , n. 1. Biochem. a compound, CO(NH 2 ) 2 , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NITROGEN — /nuy"treuh jeuhn/ , n. Chem. a colorless, odorless, gaseous element that constitutes about four-fifths of the volume of the atmosphere …
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BUN — bun 1 /bun/ , n. 1. any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly …
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BLOOD — — bloodlike , adj. /blud/ , n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings …
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UREA — n. main soluble and crystalline solid found in urine that can also be produced synthetically (used in the manufacturing of …
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NITROGEN — n. colorless odorless gas, dominant element in the atmosphere, non-metallic element used in the production of fertilizers and explosives (Chemistry)
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BUN — I. ˈbən noun Etymology: Middle English bunne Date: 14th century 1. : a sweet or plain small bread ; especially …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLOOD — I. ˈbləd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English blōd; akin to Old High German bluot blood …
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UREA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from French urée, from urine Date: 1806 : a soluble weakly basic nitrogenous compound CO(NH 2 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NITROGEN — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: French nitrogène, from nitre niter + -gène -gen Date: 1794 : a colorless tasteless odorless …
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UREA — adj a very soluble crystalline body which is the chief constituent of the urine in mammals and some other animals. …
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UREA — [ jʊ'ri:ə , 'jʊərɪə ] ■ noun Biochemistry a colourless crystalline compound which is the main nitrogenous breakdown product of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
UREA — [urea] n [NL, fr. F uree, fr. urine] (1806): a soluble weakly basic nitrogenous compound that is the chief solid …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUN — [bun] n [ME bunne] (14c) 1: a sweet or plain small bread; esp: a round roll 2: a knot of …
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BLOOD — [blood] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE blod; akin to OHG bluot blood] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the fluid that …
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UREA — also called Carbamide, the diamide of carbonic acid. Its formula is H2NCONH2. Urea has important uses as a fertilizer and …
Britannica English vocabulary
NITROGEN — (N), nonmetallic element of Group Va of the periodic table. It is a colourless, odourless, tasteless gas that is the …
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BLOOD — fluid in multicellular animals that transports oxygen and nutrients to the cells and carries away waste products. In many species …
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UREA — urea BrE AmE ju ə ˈri ː ‿ə ˈjʊər i‿ə, ˈjɔːr-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NITROGEN — nitrogen BrE AmE ˈnaɪtr ədʒ ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BUN — bun BrE AmE bʌn ▷ buns bʌnz
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BLOOD — blood, Blood BrE AmE blʌd ▷ blooded ˈblʌd ɪd -əd ▷ blooding ˈblʌd ɪŋ ▷ bloods blʌdz ▶ ˈ blood …
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UREA — / jʊˈriːə; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( technical ) a clear substance containing nitrogen that is found especially …
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NITROGEN — / ˈnaɪtrədʒən; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( symb N ) a chemical element. Nitrogen is a gas that …
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BUN — / bʌn; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] ( BrE ) a small round sweet cake : an iced …
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BLOOD — / blʌd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] the red liquid that flows through the …
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BUN — bun /bʌn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-3, 5: Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from Old French bugne 'swelling …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLOOD — I. blood 1 S2 W1 /blʌd/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ blood , ↑ bleeding …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UREA — n. Biochem. a soluble colourless crystalline nitrogenous compound contained esp. in the urine of mammals. øøureal adj. [mod.L f. F …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NITROGEN — n. Chem. a colourless tasteless odourless gaseous element that forms four-fifths of the atmosphere and is an essential constituent of …
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BUN — n. 1 a small usu. sweetened bread roll or cake, often with dried fruit. 2 Sc. a rich fruit cake …
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BLOOD — n. & v. --n. 1 a liquid, usually red and circulating in the arteries and veins of vertebrates, that carries …
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UREA — n. Biochem. a soluble colourless crystalline nitrogenous compound contained esp. in the urine of mammals. ureal adj. [ mod.L f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NITROGEN — n. Chem. a colourless tasteless odourless gaseous element that forms four-fifths of the atmosphere and is an essential constituent of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUN — n. 1 a small usu. sweetened bread roll or cake, often with dried fruit. 2 Sc. a rich fruit cake …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLOOD — n. & v. n. 1 a liquid, usually red and circulating in the arteries and veins of vertebrates, that carries …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UREA — n. Biochem. a soluble colourless crystalline nitrogenous compound contained esp. in the urine of mammals. Derivatives: ureal adj. Etymology: mod.L …
Oxford English vocab
NITROGEN — n. Chem. a colourless tasteless odourless gaseous element that forms four-fifths of the atmosphere and is an essential constituent of …
Oxford English vocab
BUN — n.1 a small usu. sweetened bread roll or cake, often with dried fruit. 2 Sc. a rich fruit cake or …
Oxford English vocab
BLOOD — n. & v. --n. 1. a liquid, usually red and circulating in the arteries and veins of vertebrates, that carries …
Oxford English vocab
NITROGEN — Nitrogen is a colourless element that has no smell and is usually found as a gas. It forms about 78% …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUN — ( buns) 1. Buns are small bread rolls. They are sometimes sweet and may contain dried fruit or spices. ...a …
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BLOOD — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Blood is the red liquid that …
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NITROGEN — Nitrogen is a colourless element that has no smell and is usually found as a gas. It forms about 78% …
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NITROGEN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a carbon/nitrogen/sulphur etc compound ▪ Use a copper compound to protect the trees from pests. …
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BUN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cream cake/bun British English (= a cake with cream inside ) Chelsea bun hot-cross …
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