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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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Bouchut and Empis remarked the frequent presence of and danger from albuminuria; so did Wade.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

A gradually rising pressure precedes albuminuria, as a rule.

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

Heart symptoms, pneumonia, albuminuria, and anemia are among the complications to be dreaded and combated.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.

It is now known that catarrh of the renal tubes frequently occurs in a mild form early in scarlet fever, without causing albuminuria, dropsy, or any notable symptom.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

In neither of my cases was there albuminuria, and in only one of the four of Murchison's cases in which the urine was examined was it present.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various