-uria

a combining form with the meanings “presence in the urine” of that specified by the initial element ( albuminuria; pyuria ), “condition of the urinary tract,” “tendency to urinate,” as specified ( polyuria ).

-uria

combining form

Origin of -uria¹

< Greek -ouria. See uro- ¹, -ia

Origin of -uria¹

from Greek -ouria, from ouron urine

Uria above, and Oraia here, however differently expressed, signify literally the land of Ur.

Uria was also a river in Bœotia: and here was a Cycnus, said to have been the son of Poseidon.

Uria, ū′ri-a, n. a genus of Alcid—the guillemots and murres.

I also noticed a few of foolish guillimot (uria troile), the first we had met with.

The dovekie, or black guillemot (Uria grylle), breeds in great numbers in the Orkney islands.

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