Definition of Proteinuria

1. Noun. The presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder.

Exact synonyms: Albuminuria
Generic synonyms: Symptom
Derivative terms: Albuminuric

Definition of Proteinuria

1. Noun. Excessive protein in the urine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Proteinuria

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Proteinuria

proteinless
proteinlike
proteinogenic
proteinoid
proteinoids
proteinomics
proteinomimetic
proteinomimetics
proteinopathies
proteinopathy
proteinoplast
proteinoplasts
proteinous
proteins
proteinurea
proteinuria (current term)
proteinurias
proteinuric
protend
protended
protending
protends
protense
protenses
protension
protensions
protensive
protensively
protention
protentional

Literary usage of Proteinuria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria, Hematuria, and proteinuria Recommendation: Periodic urine testing of asymptomatic persons is recommended for those ..."

2. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1922)
"From 1889 to 1917, 205 instances of Bence-Jones proteinuria have been reported, ... Bence-Jones proteinuria, therefore, is not essentially dependent on one ..."

3. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"Source: Reference 115 without proteinuria and in those with NIDDM according to the presence or absence of proteinuria (protein- to-creatinine ratio >1.0 ..."

4. Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"These studies have used generalized proteinuria and urinary excretion of specific tubular proteins as an index of tubular toxicity. ..."

5. The Clinical Diagnosis of Internal Diseases by Lewellys Franklin Barker (1916)
"Bence-Jones proteinuria; a report of four cases, with some chemical and biological ... The Bence-Jones proteinuria in conditions other than myelomatosis; ..."

6. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Again this coincided with proteinuria as recorded 8-11, 12-15 and 25-28 days ... With the diminution of proteinuria to normal values as observed 60 days ..."

7. An Intermediate Textbook of Physiological Chemistry with Experiments by Chauncey John Vallette Pettibone (1917)
"Nucleoproteins often are present in large quantities in various forms of proteinuria, such as physiologic proteinuria (occurring at times in healthy ..."

8. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The appearance of edema and proteinuria alone is unreliable. ... Measurable proteinuria usually occurs after hypertension is manifested and therefore is not ..."

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