albuminuria

[al-byoo-muh-noor-ee-uh, -nyoor-]

noun

Pathology.

1. the presence of albumin in the urine.

albuminuria

/ ælˌbjuːmɪˈnjʊərɪə /

noun

1. Also called: proteinuria. pathol the presence of albumin in the urine

Other Word Forms

• albuminuric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of albuminuria¹

First recorded in 1835–45; albumin + -uria

Example Sentences

This condition, called albuminuria, is a sign that the kidneys are not functioning normally.

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They recommend that therapy should be considered at the higher level in people at high risk for stroke, retinopathy, and progression of albuminuria.

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He writes that these “failed” trials “suggest that improvement in surrogate markers — lower blood pressure or less albuminuria — does not translate into risk reduction.”

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The nephritis and consequent albuminuria antedate by some days the occurrence of dropsy, and a physician should never discharge a scarlatinous patient without one or more examinations of his urine.

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Bright in his study of albuminuria and contracted kidney practically taught us no more than this, except that he added the further symptom of the presence of albumin in the urine.

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