cystinuria

[ sis-tuh-noor-ee-uh, -nyoor- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. an inherited metabolic disorder that results in the excessive excretion of certain amino acids, especially cystine, in the urine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cystinuria¹

First recorded in 1850–55; cystine + -uria

Example Sentences

The purchase was another notorious move by Shkreli, who had already become infamous for aggressively hiking the price of the drug Thiola, used to treat the disease cystinuria.

From The Guardian

Many cases of cystinuria, the disease Thiola treats, are undiagnosed, he has said.

From New York Times

That is the life of the uncontrolled cystinuria patient… Thiola is an old drug.

From Washington Post

The drug is used almost exclusively for patients suffering from cystinuria, a particularly nasty disease affecting the kidneys.

From Washington Post

Without belaboring the science too much, patients suffering from cystinuria have kidneys which excrete cysteine abnormally.

From Washington Post