PROTEINURIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does proteinuria mean? 

• PROTEINURIA (noun)
  The noun PROTEINURIA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PROTEINURIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROTEINURIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

albuminuria; proteinuria

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 

FHH develops focal and segmental glomerular sclerosis, systemic hypertension and proteinuria at a young age, but these effects are more marked in FHH than FHL (Simons et al, 1993).

(FHH, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

It is associated with marked proteinuria and leads to progressive renal failure.

(Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis, NCI Thesaurus)

These abnormalities may include obesity, high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol levels, proteinuria, and/or polycystic ovary syndrome.

(Insulin Resistance Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

It manifests with edema and proteinuria and usually has a poor prognosis.

(Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Patients present with proteinuria and nephrotic syndrome.

(Minimal Change Glomerulonephritis, NCI Thesaurus)

Glomerular disease causing heavy proteinuria characterized by absence of obvious histologic glomerular changes on light microscopy.

(Minimal Change Glomerulonephritis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A collection of symptoms that include severe edema, proteinuria, and hypoalbuminemia; it is indicative of renal dysfunction.

(Nephrotic Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Chronic form of glomerulonephritis characterized by recurring hematuria with only slight proteinuria and by deposits of IMMUNOGLOBULIN A in the mesangial areas of the renal glomeruli.

(IgA Nephropathy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is manifested with hematuria and mild proteinuria.

(IgA Nephropathy, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms include hypertension, cardiomyopathy, angiokeratomas, neuropathy, hypohidrosis, keratopathy, proteinuria, and renal failure.

(Fabry Disease, NCI Thesaurus)