Photuria
//fəʊˈtjʊəɹɪə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Luminous or phosphorescent urine. obsolete, rare, specifically, uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Formed as phot- + -uria; equivalent to the Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”) + οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).
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