Pyuria

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The presence of pus in the urine.

    "Pyuria may result from suppuration in any part of the urinary system, or from an abscess opening into the urinary tract."

  2. 2
    presence of white blood cells in the urine; symptom of urinary tract infection wordnet

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"Pyuria may result from suppuration in any part of the urinary system, or from an abscess opening into the urinary tract."

Etymology

From py- + -uria.

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