hyperoxalurian.
/ˌhʌɪp(ə)rˌɒksəˈl(j)ʊərɪə/, U.S. /ˌhaɪpərˌɑksəˈlʊriə/ Medicine.
The excretion of an abnormally large amount of oxalate in the urine, spec. (in full primary hyperoxaluria) that resulting from oxalosis; an instance of this.
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1957 H. E. Archer et al. in Lancet 17 Aug. 321/2 We suggest that the term ‘hyperoxaluria’ should be used when an abnormally high urinary excretion of oxalate can be demonstrated chemically, and that cases such as we have reported here should be described as ‘primary hyperoxaluria’.
1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 1 Feb. 237/2 A third possibility for associated hyperoxaluria is a normal second catalytic role of d-glyceric dehydrogenase in glyoxylate metabolism independent of its function in hydroxypyruvate metabolism.
1973 Anesthesia & Analgesia 52 946/1 A hyperoxaluria has been reported in humans following methoxyflurane anesthesia.
1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. cxi. 707 Factors incriminated include hypercalciuria, hyperoxaluria, and hyperuricosuria.
1999 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) 12 Oct. 11/3 One example is the hereditary disease primary hyperoxaluria, which causes kidney stones at an early age.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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