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Print: What is microscopic hematuria?
"Microscopic" means something is so small that it can only be seen through a special tool called a microscope. "Hematuria" means blood in the urine. So, if you have microscopic hematuria, you have red blood cells in your urine, but you can't see the blood when you urinate.
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Evaluation of Asymptomatic Microscopic Hematuria in Adults by TR Thaller, M.D. and LP Wang, M.D. (American Family Physician September 15, 1999, http://www.aafp.org/afp/990915ap/1143.html)
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