bacteriuria
- noun
- /bækˌtɪrˈjʊəriə/
- Specialized
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bacteriuria
- Healthcare professionals often check for bacteriuria during a urological assessment.
Examples
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Urine is normally sterile, although bacteria can be present without infection, and this is known as asymptomatic bacteriuria, not requiring treatment.
Academic text (2011) -
Symptomatic bacteriuria results from an inflammatory response when bacteria adhere to the urinary mucosal wall, resulting in symptoms of urgency, frequency, and dysuria.
Academic text (2011) -
Bacteriuria is more common in older people, pregnant women, and diabetics.
Academic text (2011) -
Elderly women should have a full clinical assessment to prevent overdiagnosis and overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria, leading to antibiotic resistance.
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The presence of bacteriuria in a urine sample may indicate a urinary tract infection.
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Patients diagnosed with bacteriuria may require further testing to determine the cause.
How Severe
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
8
3.7
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
bacteriuria = bacteria (semi-transparent) = bacteri + uria
The element 'bacteri-' clearly refers to bacteria, but '-uria' is a specialized medical suffix meaning 'urine' that typical B1 learners are unlikely to know, so the composition is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Bacteriuria joins the parts bacteri- ('bacteria') and -uria ('urine'). So it literally means 'bacteria in the urine', which is why the word is used for the presence of bacteria in a patient's urine.