See Also: bilirubinuria(medicine)

affair (iou) and bilirubinuria (medicine)


affair (iou)



affair noun. ME.
[Anglo-Norman afere, Old French afaire (mod. affaire), from a faire to do: cf. ADO noun. See also EFFEIR.]
What one has to do; business; a concern, a matter. ME.
affair of honour arch. a duel to settle a question of honour.
Shakespeare Hamlet What is your affair in Elsinore?
spec. In pl. Ordinary pursuits of life; business dealings; public matters. L15.
state of affairs: see STATE noun. statement of affairs: see STATEMENT noun.
S. Smiles Men of affairs, trained to business. N. Mitford They chatted..about local affairs.
A (usu. temporary) sexual relationship outside Marriage; a love affair. E18.
C. Hampton I did have an affair with a gypsy when I was about fifteen.
A thing; an incident; an occasion; spec. a notorious incident, a scandal. colloq. E19.
Joyce The annual dinner you know...Boiled shirt affair. R. Rendell The neighbouring front door, a far more trendy and ambitious affair.

bilirubinuria (medicine)


bilirubinuria


The presence of bilirubin in the urine.

Origin: bilirubin + G. Ouron, urine