chyluria

[ kī-lur′ē-ə ]

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The presence of chyle in the urine.

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Words nearby chyluria

chylopneumothorax, chylopoiesis, chylosis, chylothorax, chylous ascites, chyluria, chyme, chymification, chymistry, chymopapain, chymopoiesis

How to use chyluria in a sentence

Chyluria occurs most frequently as a symptom of infection by Filaria sanguinis hominis.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
This is the common cause of chyluria in hot climates, but chyluria is occasionally seen in the United Kingdom without filaria.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7|Various
The entozon which by its presence in the blood causes the disease chyluria also inhabits the portal vein.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Lewis also found Filari in the kidneys and supra-renal capsules of a woman who died of chyluria.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold