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bacteriuria

[ bak-teer-ee-yoor-ee-uh ]
/ bækˌtɪər iˈyʊər i ə /
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noun Pathology.
the presence of bacteria in the urine.
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Also bac·ter·u·ri·a [bak-tuh-roor-ee-uh, -ter-yoor]. /ˌbæk təˈrʊər i ə, -tərˈyʊər/.

Origin of bacteriuria

First recorded in 1885–90; bacteri- + -uria
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British Dictionary definitions for bacteriuria

bacteriuria

bacteruria (ˌbæktəˈrjʊərɪə)

/ (bækˌtɪərɪˈjʊərɪə) /

noun
the presence of bacteria in the urine
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