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azoturia
[ az-uh-toor-ee-uh, -tyoor-, ey-zuh- ]
noun
- an elevated level of nitrogenous compounds in the urine.
- Veterinary Pathology. Also called Monday morning disease. a disease of horses, especially draft horses returning to work after several days of inactivity and heavy feeding, characterized by muscle stiffness, paralysis, excessive sweating, and excretion of dark urine.
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Often, following azoturia, a bilateral affection is to be observed.
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Nervous subjects, it is known, are more prone to azoturia than are those of lymphatic temperament.
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Any given seizure may easily be mistaken for azoturia, at first, but a better examination soon excludes that disease.
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