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lithuria

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lithuria

[li′thyu̇r·ē·ə]
(medicine)
A condition marked by excess of uric (lithic) acid or its salts in the urine.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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