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chyluria

 [ki-lu´re-ah]
the presence of chyle in the urine, giving it a milky appearance; this follows obstruction of lymph flow, which causes rupture of lymph vessels into the renal pelves, ureters, bladder, or urethra.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

chy·lu·ri·a

(kī-lyū'rē-ă),
The passage of chyle in the urine; a form of albiduria.
[chyl- + G. ouron, urine]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

chyluria

(kī-lo͝or′ē-ə, -lyo͝or′-)
n.
The presence of chyle in the urine.
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chyl·u·ri·a

(kī-lyūr'ē-ă)
The passage of chyle in the urine; a form of albiduria.
[chyl- + G. ouron, urine]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

chyluria

Emulsified fat in the urine imparting a milky appearance. This may occur if the lymphatic channels in the abdomen, that normally conduct CHYLE are obstructed in FILARIASIS.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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Symptom evaluation had revealed retention of urine in 47 patients (67.14%), dysuria in 5 cases (7.14%), Thin stream in 37 cases (37%), burning micturition in 35 cases (50%), abdominal pain in 8 cases (11.42%), increased urine frequency in 22 cases (31.42%), hematuria in 10 cases (14.28%), pyuria in 10 cases(14.28%), dribbling in 30 cases (42.85%), scrotal swelling in 1 case (1.42%), prostatomegally in 23 cases (32.85%), significant post void residual urine in 28 cases (40%), incontinence in 6 cases (8.57%), enuresis in 9 cases (12.85%), chyluria in 1 cases (1.42%), congenital defect in 1 case (1.42%), anorexia in 2 cases (2.85%), nausea in 2 cases (2.85%), constipation in 1 case (1.42%), colitis in 1 case (1.42%), piles in 1 case(1.42%), suprapubic catheterisation in 8 cases (11.42%).
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In 1875, he returned to England to learn what was known about elephantiasis and chyluria. Manson found that there was no school in London that provided any insights to this disease; this void no doubt was responsible for sowing the seed in his mind of the need for a tropical studies center.
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The swollen limbs, hydrocele, lymphoedema of the scrotum and chyluria are seen mostly in adults.
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