Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xanthuria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xan-thuria
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of xanthinuria.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Xanthuria. — Voiding of urine depositing xanthin."
"Xanthuria is an hereditary disorder in which there is an absence of the enzyme xanthine oxidase which interferes with the metabolic breakdown of purines, leading to an increased excretion of xanthine in the urine and to formation of stones."
"Xanthine calculi are seen in patients with hereditary xanthuria and those undergoing treatment with allopurinol."

Etymology

From xanth- + -uria.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

xanthinuria

Questions

What does xanthuria mean?: Synonym of xanthinuria.
Where does xanthuria come from?: From xanth- + -uria.

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