noun

• The presence of pus in the urine, typically from bacterial infection.

  ‘Because of hematuria, bacteriuria and pyuria, Susan had been treated for a urinary tract infection with possible pyelonephritis.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The specificity of the dipstick test makes it useful for identifying hematuria, pyuria, or bacteriuria.’
  • ‘No clinical or laboratory finding distinguishes the two, though presence of pyuria makes true UTI more likely.’
  • ‘Cloudy urine often is a result of precipitated phosphate crystals in alkaline urine, but pyuria also can be the cause.’
  • ‘Findings on urinalysis may be entirely normal or may show microscopic hematuria or pyuria.’