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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.
Blood in the urine that cannot be seen with the naked eye and is only detected through urine dip strip chemical tests or microscopic analysis is called microscopic hematuria. The most common cause of microscopic hematuria is simply unknown and not a cause for concern if major problems have been ruled out. It is estimated that possibly up to 20% of adult men and postmenopausal women have microscopic hematuria.