bacteriuria

[ bak-teer-ee-yoo r-ee-uh ]
/ bækˌtɪər iˈyʊər i ə /

noun Pathology.

the presence of bacteria in the urine.
Also bac·ter·u·ri·a [bak-tuh-roo r-ee-uh, -ter-yoo r] /ˌbæk təˈrʊər i ə, -tərˈyʊər/.

Origin of bacteriuria

First recorded in 1885–90; bacteri- + -uria

Words nearby bacteriuria

bacteriosis, bacteriostasis, bacteriostat, bacteriotoxin, bacterium, bacteriuria, bacterize, bacteroid, bacteroides, bacteroides capillosus, bacteroides disiens

British Dictionary definitions for bacteriuria

bacteriuria

bacteruria (ˌbæktəˈrjʊərɪə)

/ (bækˌtɪərɪˈjʊərɪə) /

noun

the presence of bacteria in the urine