pyuria
noun
py·uria
pī-ˈyu̇r-ē-ə 
: pus in the urine
also
: a condition characterized by pus in the urine
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These symptoms usually crop up because white blood cell formation, also known as pyuria, causes your bladder's lining to become inflamed, Dr. Bellows says.
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pyuria
noun
py·uria
pī-ˈyu̇r-ē-ə
: the presence of pus in the urine
also
: a condition (as pyelonephritis) characterized by pus in the urine
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