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  • 51hypoazoturia — Excretion of abnormally small quantities of nonprotein nitrogenous material (especially urea) in the urine. SYN: hypazoturia. [hypo + Fr. azote, nitrogen, + G. ouron, urine] * * * hy·po·azo·tu·ria (hi″po az″o tuґre ə) [hypo +… …

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  • 52l-glyceric aciduria — Excretion of l glyceric acid in the urine; a primary metabolic error due to deficiency of d glyceric dehydrogenase resulting in excretion of l glyceric and oxalic acid s, leading to the clinical syndrom …

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  • 53parapedesis — Excretion or secretion through an abnormal channel. [para + G. pedesis, a bending, deflection] * * * para·pe·de·sis pə dē səs n, pl de·ses .sēz passage of an excretion or secretion (as bile) through an abnormal channel (as blood vessels instead… …

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  • 54porphyrinuria — Excretion of porphyrins and related compounds in the urine. SYN: porphyruria, purpurinuria. * * * por·phy·rin·uria .pȯr fə rə n(y)u̇r ē ə n the presence of porphyrin in the urine called also hematoporphyrinuria * * * …

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  • 55saluresis — Excretion of sodium in the urine. [L. sal, salt, + G. ouresis, uresis (urination)] * * * sal·ure·sis (sal″u reґsis) [sal + uresis] the excretion of sodium and chloride ions in the urine …

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  • 56virus shedding — Excretion of virus by any route from the infected host; route and duration of excretion vary according to the pathogenesis of the infection or disease …

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  • 57embryonic coprophagy — excretion of yolk glycoproteins from the gastrointestinal tract of the embryo to the perivitelline space where they are swallowed by the embryo, e.g. in Neogobius melanostomus …

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  • 58acetonuria — Excretion in the urine of large amounts of acetone, an indication of incomplete oxidation of large amounts of lipids; commonly occurs in diabetic acidosis. [acetone + G. ouron, urine] * * * ac·e·ton·uria .as ə tō n(y)u̇r ē ə …

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  • 59alcaptonuria, alkaptonuria — Excretion of homogentisic acid (alkapton) in the urine due to congenital lack of the enzyme homogentisate 1,2 dioxygenase, which mediates an essential step in the catabolism of phenylalanine and tyrosine; …

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  • 60aminoaciduria — Excretion of amino acid s in the urine, especially in excessive amounts. SYN: hyperaminoaciduria. [amino acid + G. ouron, urine] hyperbasic a. an inherited disorder associated with a deficiency of a dibasic amino acid …

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