photuria

photuria
The passage of phosphorescent urine. [photo- + G. ouron, urine]

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n.
the excretion of phosphorescent urine, which glows in the dark, due to the presence of certain phosphorus-containing compounds derived from phosphates.

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pho·tu·ria (fo-tuґre-ə) [photo- + -uria] the excretion of urine having a luminous appearance.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • photuria — ‖ photuria Path. (fəʊˈtjʊərɪə) [mod.L., f. Gr. ϕῶς, ϕωτ light + οὖρον urine.] Phosphorescence of the urine (Dunglison Med. Lex. 1853) …   Useful english dictionary

  • photuria — n. the excretion of phosphorescent urine, which glows in the dark, due to the presence of certain phosphorus containing compounds derived from phosphates …   The new mediacal dictionary

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