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hypoproteinuria

US/ˌhaɪpoʊˌpɹoʊtiːnˈjʊɹiə/

hypoproteinuria noun: the presence of abnormally low amount of protein in the urine: namely, even lower than the normally low amount.

Noun

hypoproteinuria (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) The presence of abnormally low amount of protein in the urine: namely, even lower than the normally low amount.
    • [In infantile systemic hyalinosis,] Hypoproteinemia may result in generalized edema. Intestinal lymphangiectasia and hyaline deposits are evident on jejunal biopsy. This is associated with protein-losing enteropathy. Hypoproteinuria may result in generalized edema. Serum protein, but especially...2001, Robert J. Gorlin, M. Michael Jr. Cohen, Raoul C.M. Hennekam, Syndromes of the Head and Neck (Oxford Monographs on Medical Genetics), Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 648
    • [Adverse effects of a ketogenic diet as an antiepileptic treatment include] Dehydration during initiation phase, GI [gastrointestinal] complaints (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea); ketogenic diet predisposes to metabolic acidosis; metabolic complications (hyponatremia, hypomagnesemia, hypoproteinuria...2011, Bernhard Fassl, Nancy Murphy, “Neurologically impaired children”, in N. Ewen Amieva-Wang, editor, A Practical Guide to Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Caring for Children in the Emergency...

Antonyms of hypoproteinuria

Origin of hypoproteinuria

From hypo- + protein + -uria.

Questions about hypoproteinuria

What does hypoproteinuria mean?
Hypoproteinuria means the presence of abnormally low amount of protein in the urine: namely, even lower than the normally low amount.
What part of speech is hypoproteinuria?
Hypoproteinuria is a noun.
How do you pronounce hypoproteinuria?
Hypoproteinuria is pronounced /ˌhaɪpoʊˌpɹoʊtiːnˈjʊɹiə/ (US).

Words near hypoproteinuria in the dictionary

  1. hypoproteinaemias
  2. hypoproteinaemic
  3. hypoproteinemia
  4. hypoproteinemias
  5. hypoproteinemic
  6. hypoproteinuria
  7. hypoprothrombinaemia
  8. hypoprothrombinemia
  9. hypoprothrombinemic
  10. hypoprotocetraric acid
  11. hypoptera

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