-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).

Origin of -uria

<Greek -ouria.See uro-¹, -ia

Words Nearby -uria

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How to use -uria in a sentence

Uria above, and Oraia here, however differently expressed, signify literally the land of Ur.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) | Jacob Bryant
Uria was also a river in Bœotia: and here was a Cycnus, said to have been the son of Poseidon.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) | Jacob Bryant
Uria, ū′ri-a, n. a genus of Alcid—the guillemots and murres.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) | Various
I also noticed a few of foolish guillimot (uria troile), the first we had met with.
Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847 | John Rae
The dovekie, or black guillemot (Uria grylle), breeds in great numbers in the Orkney islands.
Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847 | John Rae

British Dictionary definitions for -uria

-uria

n combining form

indicating a diseased or abnormal condition of the urine: dysuria; pyuria

Origin of -uria

from Greek -ouria, from ouron urine

Derived forms of -uria

-uric, adj combining form

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