Uremia is not in fact the name of a specific disease, but refers to a weakening in the functioning of the kidneys so that they can no longer fulfill their task of cleaning the body of wastes.
而所謂「尿毒」，其實不是疾病名稱，它是指病人因腎衰竭使得腎功能減弱，無法再執行其清除人體廢物的工作。