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Definition of "microalbuminuria" [microalbuminuria]

  • The chronic presence of a small excess of albumin in the urine (noun)

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Use "microalbuminuria" in a sentence
  • "He added that people with type 1 diabetes who can avoid a kidney issue known as microalbuminuria actually have the same life expectancy as the average person in the United States."
  • "Our investigations for target organ damage did not include echocardiography which is reported to be more sensitive than electrocardiogram in diagnosing left ventricular hypertrophy and predicting cardiovascular risk, neither did we search for microalbuminuria, which is recommended based on evidence to be a sensitive marker of renal damage in hypertension."
  • "Albumin levels below 300mg a day are not detectable by standard dipstick testing, so any positive result is more severe than "microalbuminuria"."