noun
- the presence of blood in the urine
Usage: medical term; also spelled hematuria in U.S. English
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with haematuria after blood appeared in a routine urinalysis.
- Haematuria can be a symptom of kidney stones or urinary tract infections.
- The doctor ordered further tests to determine the cause of the haematuria.
- Gross haematuria is visible to the naked eye, while microscopic haematuria requires laboratory detection.
- Haematuria may indicate serious conditions such as bladder cancer or glomerulonephritis.