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Meaning of xanthuria | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Synonym of xanthinuria.

uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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