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xanthuria

xanthuria noun: synonym of xanthinuria.

Noun

xanthuria (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of xanthinuria.
    • Xanthuria. — Voiding of urine depositing xanthin.1882, Clifford Mitchell, The Practitioners Guide in Urinalysis, page 194
    • Xanthuria is an hereditary disorder in which there is an absence of the enzyme xanthine oxidase which interferes with the metabolic breakdown of purines, leading to an increased excretion of xanthine in the urine and to formation of stones.1985, Urology, volume 2, page 12
    Synonyms:
    xanthinuria

Synonyms of xanthuria

Origin of xanthuria

From xanth- + -uria.

Questions about xanthuria

What does xanthuria mean?
Xanthuria means synonym of xanthinuria.
What part of speech is xanthuria?
Xanthuria is a noun.

Words near xanthuria in the dictionary

  1. xanthoxylons
  2. xanthurenate
  3. xanthurenates
  4. xanthurenic
  5. xanthurenic acid
  6. xanthuria
  7. xanthydrol
  8. xanthyl
  9. xanthyletin
  10. xanthylic
  11. xanthylium

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