photuria
English edit
Etymology edit
Formed as phot- + -uria; equivalent to the Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”) + οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fōtyo͝oəʹrĭə, IPA(key): /fəʊˈtjʊəɹɪə/
Noun edit
photuria (uncountable)
- (obsolete, rare, medicine, specifically pathology) Luminous or phosphorescent urine.
- 1855, John Watt, Charles Watt, editors, The Chemist, volume 2, page 695:
- 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.
References edit
- “‖photuria” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Path. (fəʊˈtjʊərɪə) [mod.L., f. Gr. φῶς, φωτ- light + οὖρον urine.] - “†photuria, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Dec. 2008]
Med. Obs. rare — º. [< photo- comb. form + -uria comb. form.]