The abnormal discharge of albumin (a type of protein) in body fluids, particularly in urine or other secretions.
From Latin 'albumen' (white of egg) + Greek 'rhoia' (flow), literally meaning 'flow of albumin.' This medical term emerged in the 19th century as doctors studied protein in bodily fluids.
This word combines Latin and Greek roots, which is common in medicine—doctors literally stitched together pieces of older languages to name new diseases they discovered under microscopes!
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