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ALBUMINURIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does albuminuria mean? 

ALBUMINURIA (noun)
  The noun ALBUMINURIA has 1 sense:

1. the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorderplay

  Familiarity information: ALBUMINURIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALBUMINURIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

albuminuria; proteinuria

Hypernyms ("albuminuria" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Derivation:

albuminuric (of or related to the state of albuminuria)


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