Sounds like a made-up word
Posted By: MQQA on 2009-02-05
In Reply to: Microproteinuria??? - Sally
Subject: Sounds like a made-up word
Sounds like he means small protein in the urine and is just making up his own word, as they frequently do :-)
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Subject: Thanks. Yes, sounds like a made up word. Just needed a second opinion. nm
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Subject: Thanks, must be a made up combination word, as not in any medical book or on onelook and only 195 sm
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Subject: it almost sounds like the doc is making up his own word...what is the rest of the sentence? nm
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