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Cystinuria vs Cystinosis - What's the difference?

cystinuria | cystinosis |

As nouns the difference between cystinuria and cystinosis

is that cystinuria is (medicine) the presence of cystine in the urine while cystinosis is (pathology) a disorder caused by abnormal metabolism of cystine.

cystinuria

English

Noun

(wikipedia cystinuria)
  • (medicine) The presence of cystine in the urine

    • Related terms

    * cystinlysinuria * cystinuric * homocystinuria

    cystinosis

    English

    (wikipedia cystinosis)

    Noun

  • (pathology) A disorder caused by abnormal metabolism of cystine