Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proteinuria

/ˌpɹoʊtiːnˈjʊɹiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: pro-tein-uria
IPA: /ˌpɹoʊtiːnˈjʊɹiə/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of protein in the urine (which is always true in small amounts); and usually, more specifically, an excess (hyperproteinuria).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English protein Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría)bor. New Latin -ūriabor. English -uria English proteinuria From protein + -uria.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɹoʊtiːnˈjʊɹiə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

proteinurias (plural)

Derived Forms

macroproteinuria proteinuric

Frequently Paired Words

hyperproteinemia hypoproteinemia microproteinemia microproteinuria normoproteinemia normoproteinuria proteinemia albuminuria

Synonyms

albuminuria

Antonyms

hypoproteinuria

Questions

How do you pronounce proteinuria?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹoʊtiːnˈjʊɹiə/.
What does proteinuria mean?: The presence of protein in the urine (which is always true in small amounts); and usually, more specifically, an excess (hyperproteinuria).
Where does proteinuria come from?: Etymology tree English protein Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría)bor. New Latin -ūriabor. English -uria English proteinuria From protein + -uria.

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