urea frost


frost

 [frost] a deposit resembling frozen dew or vapor.urea frost the appearance on the skin of salt crystals left by evaporation of the sweat in urhidrosis.

u·re·a frost

, uremic frostpowdery deposits on the skin, especially the face, including urea and uric acid salts, due to excretion of nitrogenous compounds in the sweat; seen in severe uremia. Synonym(s): uridrosis crystallina

urea frost

White flaky deposits of urea seen on the skin in patients with advanced uremia.

u·re·a frost

, uremic frost (yūr-ē'ă frawst, -mik) Powdery deposits on the skin, especially face, due to excretion of nitrogenous compounds in sweat.