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urination
urination (micturition) (yoor-in-ay-shŏn) n. the periodic discharge of urine from the bladder through the urethra.
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Discolored urine: What does it mean?
Magazine article from: DVM; 2/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...standardized method is consistently used. Urine color should be evaluated by placng a standardized volume of urine in a standardized clear plastic or glass...color from transparency. Freshly voided urine should be transparent. Regardless of color...
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Urine nitrogen as a biomarker for the validation of dietary protein intake
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Urine Nitrogen as a Biomarker for the Validation of Dietary Protein Intake1 ABSTRACT When validated for completeness, 24-h urine nitrogen obtained from repeated 24-h urine collections has provided useful insights into the validity...
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Urine HIV-1 Screening and Confirmatory Test Processing Now Available Through Major Reference Laboratory.
Business Wire; 8/12/1998; 700+ words
; ...Reference Laboratory to Process Calypte Urine Test System, Offering Health Care Professionals...Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) urine test system for health care professionals...antibody screening test and the HIV-1 urine Western Blot confirmatory test, which...
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Urine test could become early detection device.
Newspaper article from: AIDS Alert; 3/1/1999; 700+ words
; Urine test could become early detection device...Researchers have detected HIV antibodies in the urine of 24 low-risk people who tested negative...urogenital tract? Stout asks. The study examined urine samples of 25,118 low-risk people who...
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Urine-Off - The First Permanent Urine Odor and Stain Remover Introduced This Week in Germany at Interzoo.
M2 Presswire; 5/13/2004; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-13 May 2004-Bio-Pro Research: Urine-Off - The First Permanent Urine Odor and Stain Remover Introduced This Week in...Interzoo Show, Hall 7, Stand 6-35) --- Urine smells and stains can now be eradicated forever...
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Urine culture contamination: A College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of contaminated urine cultures in 906 institutions
Magazine article from: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; 2/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...To examine the frequency and causes of urine culture contamination in outpatients...each examined 250 consecutively ordered urine cultures from outpatients and identified...used to collect, transport, and process urine specimens. In all, data relating to more...
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Checking urine can identify health problems
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The; 4/18/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Tribune, The 04-18-2000 Checking urine can identify health problems A rarely discussed topic for many of us is our urine. Now here is something, which the...something about that. To start with, urine is the bodily fluid that transports...
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Urine specific gravity, refractive index, osmolality: Which would you choose?
Magazine article from: DVM; 11/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...biochemical profile is normaL Evaluation of urine reveals 3+ proteinuria (determined...reagent strip), with no abnormalities in urine sediment. Which of the following test results obtained from a refrigerated urine sample (40 degrees F) most accurately...
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Urine Testing Proves an Accurate Measure in HIV Screening
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 11/2/1999; 700+ words
; ...Newswire/ -- HIV-1 testing by using urine samples is an accurate, safe and more...which compared the results of blood and urine samples from study participants, appears...is critical for public health and using urine samples has advantages over blood testing...
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Urine test could become early detection device.(for HIV infection diagnosis)
Newspaper article from: AIDS Alert; 3/1/1999; 700+ words
; ...Researchers have detected HIV antibodies in the urine of 24 low-risk people who tested negative...tract?" Stout asks. The study examined urine samples of 25,118 low-risk people who...reactive to HIV were present in most of these urine samples. IgA is an antibody secreted by...
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Urine Therapy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Urine therapy Definition Urine therapy is the use of one's urine, internally or externally, to heal wounds or alleviate disease symptoms and/or for overall well-being. It is also called uropathy, auto-urine therapy, amaroli, or shivambu...
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Urine Culture
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Urine Culture Definition A urine culture is a diagnostic laboratory test performed to detect the presence of bacteria in the urine (bacteriuria). Purpose Culture of the urine is a method of diagnosis...
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Urine drug screening
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Urine drug screening Definition Urine drug screening, or toxicological screening, is a process of chemical...substance-free before undergoing a medical procedure. Description Urine drug screening can be used to evaluate possible accidental or intentional...
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urine
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
urine is the fluid excreted by the kidneys . It...kidneys. After being produced by the kidneys, urine passes along the ureters to be stored in...Most people excrete about 1.5 litres of urine per day, but the volume can range (in healthy...
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Urine Cytology
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health
URINE CYTOLOGY Urine typically contains epithelial cells shed from the urinary tract. Urine cytology evaluates this urinary sediment for the presence of cancerous cells from the lining of the urinary tract, and it is a convenient noninvasive technique...
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