Medical Dictionary
proteinuria
Pronunciation (prō-tēn-yu′rē-ă)
- Presence of urinary protein in amounts exceeding 0.3 g in a 24-hour urine collection or in concentrations more than 1 g per liter (1+ to 2+ by standard turbidometric methods) in a random urine collection on two or more occasions at least 6 hours apart; specimens must be clean, voided midstream, or obtained by catheterization. Syn: albuminuria
[protein + G. ouron, urine]
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