🧬 Genetic urine disorder 🧪 Acid in urine

aciduria

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An inherited condition where the body makes unusual acids that pass into the urine

noun
/ˌæsɪˈdʒʊəriə/

Specialized

: aciduria hereditaria

He has aciduria.

Examples

Special diets are often recommended for patients with aciduria to manage their symptoms.
Doctors conducted tests to check for signs of aciduria in the patient's urine samples.
The newborn was diagnosed with aciduria after abnormal results appeared in the screening test.
Early detection of aciduria can help prevent serious health complications in children.
What is aciduria?
Infants diagnosed with aciduria may require special dietary modifications for health.
Genetic testing can help identify families at risk for aciduria before symptoms arise.

Surface Forms

aciduria singular

acidurias plural

Morphology

aciduria = acid (opaque) = acid + uria

The medical combining form '-uria' (indicating presence in urine) is specialized vocabulary; without medical knowledge the sense is not derivable from 'acid' alone.

Etymology

Aciduria comes from acid ('acid') and the suffix -uria ('urine'), and a helpful way to remember it is 'acid in the urine'. That's why doctors use aciduria for a hereditary disorder where the body passes abnormal amounts of acid into the urine.