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crystalluria

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crystalluria /crys·tal·lu·ria/ (kris″til-ūr´e-ah) excretion of crystals in the urine, causing renal irritation.
crys·tal·lu·ri·a (krst-lr-)
n.
The excretion of crystals in the urine.
crystalluria
[kris′təloo͡r′ē·ə]
the presence of crystals in the urine. The condition may be a source of urinary tract irritation; adequate intake of alkali can prevent it. However, crystals are commonly found in urine and are usually insignificant. Cystine crystals, or uric acid crystals, precipitate in acid urine. Phosphate, or oxalate, crystals precipitate in alkaline urine.
crystalluria [kris″tah-lu´re-ah]
the excretion of crystals in the urine, causing irritation of the kidney.
crystalluria
the excretion of crystals in the urine, causing irritation of the kidney. See also struvite, feline urological syndrome.
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Crystalluria: calcium phosphate crystals in urine sediment. By permission from Meyer D, Raskin RE, Atlas of Canine and Feline Cytology, Saunders, 2001
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