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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

Liveing and Duckworth mention albuminuria, but, so far as I know, they are alone in this experience.

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

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

They are, moreover, the same cases in which the second or third day of the disease furnishes albuminuria, with rapid elimination and speedy recovery.

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

Renal epithelia and casts are sometimes seen in cases in which there is albuminuria, but usually soon disappear.

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