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albuminuria

American  
[al-byoo-muh-noor-ee-uh, -nyoor-] / ælˌbyu məˈnʊər i ə, -ˈnyʊər- /

noun

Pathology.
  1. the presence of albumin in the urine.


albuminuria British  
/ ælˌbjuːmɪˈnjʊərɪə /

noun

  1. Also called: proteinuriapathol the presence of albumin in the urine

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Other Word Forms

  • albuminuric adjective

Etymology

Origin of albuminuria

First recorded in 1835–45; albumin + -uria

Example Sentences

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A gradually rising pressure precedes albuminuria, as a rule.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

It is held by some that high blood pressure favors hemorrhage and probably explains the hemorrhagic lesions in the placenta and some viscera in eclampsia and albuminuria.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

When albuminuria is persistent in spite of efforts to overcome it, the patient must be placed upon a strict milk diet as used in acute nephritis, to prevent dangerous complications arising.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.

Complications.—It may be complicated by broncho-pneumonia, albuminuria, carditis, endocarditis, and dilatation of the heart.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.

It was hoped that the albuminuria was functional, as the examination was made in the full tide of digestion, and that it would pass off.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)