azoturia

[az-uh-too r-ee-uh, -tyoo r-, 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.

Origin of azoturia

First recorded in 1830–40; azote + -uria

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Historical Examples of azoturia

Nervous subjects, it is known, are more prone to azoturia than are those of lymphatic temperament.
Lameness of the Horse
John Victor Lacroix
Any given seizure may easily be mistaken for azoturia, at first, but a better examination soon excludes that disease.
Lameness of the Horse
John Victor Lacroix

azoturia in Medicine

azoturia

[ăz′ə-tur′ē-ə]

n.

Increase of nitrogenous substances, especially urea, in the urine.