Hematuria definition

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Venkata Sivakrishna Kumar Pulivarthi M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

Hematuria is defined as the presence of red blood cells (erythrocytes) in the urine.

Definition

Hematuria is defined as the presence of red blood cells (erythrocytes) in the urine that may be visible to the naked eye (gross hematuria) or detectable on microscopic examination of the urine sediment (microscopic hematuria).