| Bence Jones proteinuria | Presence of Bence Jones proteins in the urine, usually indicative of a neoplastic process such as multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, or Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gestational proteinuria | The presence of proteinuria during or under the influence of pregnancy in the absence of hypertension, oedema, renal infection, or known intrinsic renovascular disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proteinuria | Too much protein in the urine. This may be a sign of kidney damage. Origin: Gr. Ouron = urine (09 Oct 1997) |
| nonisolated proteinuria | <nephrology> Proteinuria associated with other abnormalities. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isolated proteinuria | Proteinuria in a patient who is asymptomatic, has normal renal function and urinary sediment, and has no manifestation of systemic disease upon initial examination. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orthostatic proteinuria | The appearance of albumin in the urine when the patient is erect and its disappearance when recumbent. Synonym: orthostatic proteinuria, postural proteinuria, postural albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calcification, physiologic | Process by which organic tissue becomes hardened by the physiologic deposit of calcium salts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physiologic | Normal, not pathologic, characteristic of or conforming to the normal functioning or state of the body or a tissue or organ, physiological. (18 Nov 1997) |
| physiologic age | Age estimated in terms of function. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic albuminuria | Presence of slight traces of protein in otherwise normal urine. Synonym: functional albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic amenorrhoea | Amenorrhoea of pregnancy or the menopause, not associated with an organic disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic anaemia | An obsolete term for apparent anaemia caused by increased fluid volume of the blood (overhydration). (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic anisocoria | A common (20% of normals) benign inequality of the pupils that may change from one hour to the next. Synonym: essential anisocoria, physiologic anisocoria, simple-central anisocoria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic antidote | An agent that produces systemic effects contrary to those of a given poison. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic congestion | Hyperaemia occurring during functional activity of an organ. Synonym: physiologic congestion. (05 Mar 2000) |