PYURIA

pyuria

(noun) presence of white blood cells in the urine; symptom of urinary tract infection

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pyuria (plural pyurias)

(medicine, pathology) The presence of pus in the urine.

Source: Wiktionary


Py*u"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: A morbid condition in which pus is discharged in the urine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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