Meanings
- uncountablemedicineSynonym of xanthinuria.
Xanthuria. — Voiding of urine depositing xanthin.
1882, Clifford Mitchell, The Practitioners Guide in Urinalysis, page 1942 more examples
Xanthuria is an hereditary disorder in which there is an absence of the enzyme xanthine oxidase which interferes with the metabolic breakdown of purines, leading to an increased excretion of xanthine in the urine and to formation of stones.
1985, Urology, volume 2, page 12Xanthine calculi are seen in patients with hereditary xanthuria and those undergoing treatment with allopurinol.
2014, Emilio Quaia, Radiological Imaging of the Kidney, page 398Synonyms: xanthinuria
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of xanthinuria.
Origin
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