Pyuria

Pyuria
Pus in the urine. Pyuria is a sign of inflammation often related to infection.
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Presence of pus in the urine when voided. [G. pyon, pus, + ouron, urine]

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py·uria pī-'yu̇r-ē-ə n the presence of pus in the urine also a condition (as pyelonephritis) characterized by pus in the urine

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n.
the presence of pus in the urine, making it cloudy. This is a sign of bacterial infection in the urinary tract.

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py·u·ria (pi-uґre-ə) [pyo- + -uria] the presence of pus in the urine.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Pyuria — Py*u ri*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? pus + ? urine.] (Med.) A morbid condition in which pus is discharged in the urine. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pyuria — 1811, from PYO (Cf. pyo ) + uria (see URINE (Cf. urine)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • pyuria — [pī yoor′ē ə] n. [ModL: see PY & URIA] the presence of pus in the urine …   English World dictionary

  • Pyuria — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|791.9 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D011776 In medicine, Pyuria refers to urine which contains pus. Defined as the presence of 10… …   Wikipedia

  • pyuria — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1811 pus in the urine; also a condition characterized by pus in the urine …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pyuria — /puy yoor ee euh/, n. Pathol. the presence of pus in the urine. [1805 15; PY + URIA] * * * …   Universalium

  • pyuria — paɪ jÊŠrɪə / jÊŠÉ™r n. presence of pus in the urine (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pyuria — [pʌɪ jʊərɪə] noun Medicine the presence of pus in the urine, typically from bacterial infection. Origin C19: from Gk puon pus + uria …   English new terms dictionary

  • pyuria — py·uria …   English syllables

  • pyuria — n. the presence of pus in the urine, making it cloudy. This is a sign of bacterial infection in the urinary tract …   The new mediacal dictionary

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