What does "beeturia" mean?

The passing of red or pink urine after eating beetroot, caused by the excretion of betalain (betacyanin) pigments such as betanin.

What is a synonym for "beeturia"?

Common synonyms include: betaninuria, betaninuria.

Beeturia

noun

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Noun

1
The passing of red or pink urine after eating beetroot, caused by the excretion of betalain (betacyanin) pigments such as betanin. uncountable
"Like other alkaloids, it is poorly absorbed, so that even after eating large amounts of beetroot, beeturia (the presence of betanin in the urine) is found in only 14 % of the normal population (Watson, Luke & Inall, 1963)."

Synonyms

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betaninuria betaninuria

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"Like other alkaloids, it is poorly absorbed, so that even after eating large amounts of beetroot, beeturia (the presence of betanin in the urine) is found in only 14 % of the normal population (Watson, Luke & Inall, 1963)."

Etymology

From beet + -uria.

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