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PROTEINURIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("proteinuria" is a kind of...):
symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
Context examples:
It presents with asymptomatic proteinuria or nephritic syndrome and it may lead to renal failure.
(Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, NCI Thesaurus)
A renal functional disorder characterized by proteinuria, edema, hyperlipidemia and hypoalbuminemia.
(Nephrotic Syndrome with Lesion of Endothelial Glomerulonephritis, NCI Thesaurus)
It is manifested with corneal opacity, hemolytic anemia, and proteinuria.
(Lecithin Acyltransferase Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)
Renal syndrome in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients characterized by nephrotic syndrome, severe proteinuria, focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis with distinctive tubular and interstitial changes, enlarged kidneys, and peculiar tubuloreticular structures.
(HIV-Associated Nephropathy, NCI Thesaurus)
A disease of the glomerulus manifested clinically by proteinuria, and sometimes by other features of the nephrotic syndrome.
(Membranous Glomerulonephritis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Exposure to this substance irritates the eyes, skin and respiratory tract and causes damage to the lungs resulting in shortness of breath, chest pain and pulmonary edema, and can also damage the kidneys causing proteinuria and decreased renal function.
(Cadmium Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Maintained as an outbred stock until the mid-1980s, then brother x sister mating initiated by A.P. Provoost to produce two strains designated FHH (also known as FHR) and FHL, which differ in hypertension and proteinuria.
(FHH, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)
