hematuria

[ hee-muh-toor-ee-uh, -tyoor-, hem-uh- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. the presence of blood in the urine.

Other Words From

• hema·turic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hematuria¹

First recorded in 1805–15; hemat- + -uria

Example Sentences

Online she encountered women who had undergone kidney autotransplant surgery to treat the pain caused by nutcracker or loin pain hematuria.

From Washington Post

Sometimes no cause can be found and the condition is labeled idiopathic hematuria.

From Washington Post

In the latter case it usually coexists with petechi� or a hemorrhage from some other part of the body, as, for instance, epistaxis or hematuria.

From Project Gutenberg

Some mineral poisons—such as iodin, arsenic, and phosphorus taken to excess—may cause hematuria, and finally the symptoms may be merely the result of a constitutional predisposition of the individual or family to bleeding.

From Project Gutenberg

The chapter on hematuria presents a very curious specimen of medieval pathology.

From Project Gutenberg