Question

Presence of glucose in urine is called ______.

Options

• pyuria

• glycosuria

• haematuria

• albuminuria

Answer 1

Presence of glucose in urine is called glycosuria.

Explanation:

Glycosuria is the medical term for the presence of glucose in the urine, which commonly occurs when blood sugar levels exceed the kidneys filtration threshold and often points to diabetes mellitus. In contrast, pyuria refers to white blood cells or pus in the urine, haematuria indicates the presence of red blood cells, and albuminuria signifies the excretion of albumin proteins due to kidney damage.