photuria

English - Turkish

Definition of photuria in English Turkish dictionary

(Tıp) İdrarda fosfor bulunması

English - English

Definition of photuria in English English dictionary

Luminous or phosphorescent urine

Various animal matters possess an acid reaction; urine, sweat, some portions of dead bodies, whether of men or animals have been luminous, and the presence of this microscopic algæ is the long mistaken cause of photuria.

Hyphenation

pho·tu·ri·a

Etymology

() Formed as phot- + -uria ; equivalent to the Ancient Greek φῶς (phōs, “light”) + οὖρον (ouron, “urine”).