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Hematuria is the medical term for blood in the urine. Gross refers to a lot. Gross hematuria refers to blood in the urine that is plentiful and visible to the naked eye. Gross hematuria is a symptoms and not an actual disease and it indicates that there is something going on and it needs to be evaluated by a doctor.
Generally, hematuria is defined as the presence of 5 or more red blood cells (RBCs) per high-power field in 3 of 3 consecutive centrifuged specimens obtained at least 1 week apart. Hematuria can be either gross (ie, overtly bloody, smoky, or tea-colored urine) or microscopic. It may also be either symptomatic or asymptomatic, either transient or persistent, and either isolated or associated with proteinuria and other urinary abnormalities.