Presence of red blood cells in urine is called?

Anuria

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Haematuria

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Glycosuria

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Ketonuria

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Solution

The correct option is B Haematuria
The medical name for blood in the urine is haematuria. Since red blood cells are responsible for the red color of blood, haematuria is the presence of red blood cells in the urine that occurs when red blood cells have passed from the damaged glomeruli into the filtrate.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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