Photuria
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fəʊˈtjʊəɹɪə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Photuria is a noun meaning (obsolete, rare, medicine, specifically pathology) Luminous or phosphorescent urine.
Meaning
(obsolete, rare, medicine, specifically pathology) Luminous or phosphorescent urine.
Example Sentences
Various animal matters possess an acid reaction; urine, sweat, some portions of dead bodies, whether of men or animals have been luminous, and the presence of this microscopic algæ is the long mistaken cause of photuria.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pigmenturia, phosphaturia, phosphuria, pyuria, poluria, porphyrinuria.
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