Disease or Syndrome
hematuria
he·ma·tu·ri·a [ hee-muh-too r-ee-uh, -tyoo r-, hem-uh- ]
Subclass of:
Urination Disorders;
Hemorrhage
Etymology:
Greek haima = blood + ouron = urine + -ia = condition
Definitions related to hematuria:
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Blood in the urine.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Presence of blood in the urine.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The presence of blood in the urine. Hematuria may be gross hematuria (visible to the naked eye) or microscopic hematuria (detected by dipstick or microscopic examination of the urine).Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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A disorder characterized by laboratory test results that indicate blood in the urine.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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Blood in the urine (hematuria) can make urine appear pink, red, or brown, depending on the amount of blood, how long it has been in the urine, and how acidic the urine is. An amount of blood too small to change color of the urine (microscopic hematuria) may be found by chemical tests or microscopic examination. Microscopic hematuria may...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Generally, hematuria is defined as the presence of 5 or more red blood cells (RBCs) per high-power field in 3 of 3 consecutive centrifuged specimens obtained at least 1 week apart. Hematuria can be either gross (ie, overtly bloody, smoky, or tea-colored urine) or microscopic.WebMD, 2019
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Seeing blood in your urine can be alarming. While in many instances the cause is harmless, blood in urine (hematuria) can indicate a serious disorder.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Hematuria, presence of blood in the urine, an indication of injury or disease of the kidney or some other structure of the urinary tract; in males blood in the urine can also come from the reproductive tract. The blood may become apparent during urination or only upon microscopic examination.Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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