"beeturia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: beet + -uria Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|beet|uria}} beet + -uria Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} beeturia (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) The passing of red or pink urine after eating beetroot, caused by the excretion of betalain (betacyanin) pigments such as betanin. Wikipedia link: beeturia Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: betaninuria
    Sense id: en-beeturia-en-noun-TvHdMzKM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -uria Topics: medicine, sciences

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