ureagenesis /urea·gen·e·sis/ formation of urea.ureagenet´ic
ureagenesis
u·re·a·gen·e·sis (y -r   -j n  -ss)n. Formation of urea, especially the metabolism of amino acids to urea. Also called ureapoiesis. |
ureagenesis
[yoo͡r′ē·əjen′əsis]
the process by which urea becomes the final waste product of amino acid metabolism and the detoxification of ammonia from the blood.
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