See Also: pentosuria(medicine)
pentosuria(dictionary)
primary pentosuria(medicine)

coccagee (iou) and pentosuria (medicine)


coccagee (iou)



coccagee noun. E18.
[Irish cac an gheidh goose-dung (from its greenish-yellow colour).]
A cider apple formerly in repute; cider made from it.

pentosuria (medicine)


pentosuria


The excretion of one or more pentoses in the urine.

Alimentary pentosuria, the urinary excretion of l-arabinose and l-xylose, as the result of the excessive ingestion of fruits containing these pentoses.

Essential pentosuria, a benign heritable disorder in which the urinary output of l-xylulose is 1 to 4 g per 24 hr; it occurs principally in Ashkenazi Jewish; autosomal recessive inheritance.

Synonym: l-xylulosuria, primary pentosuria.