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

Words nearby bacteriuria

bacteriostasis, bacteriostat, bacteriostatic, bacteriotoxin, bacterium, bacteriuria, bacterize, bacteroid, bacteroides, Bactria, Bactrian

British Dictionary definitions for bacteriuria

bacteriuria

bacteruria (ˌbæktəˈrjʊərɪə)

/ (bækˌtɪərɪˈjʊərɪə) /

noun

the presence of bacteria in the urine

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