azoturia

[az-uh-toor-ee-uh, -tyoor-, ey-zuh-]

noun

1. an elevated level of nitrogenous compounds in the urine.

2. Also called Monday morning disease. Veterinary Pathology.,  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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of azoturia¹

First recorded in 1830–40; azote + -uria

Example Sentences

A horse with tetanus or azoturia sweats profusely.

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Nervous subjects, it is known, are more prone to azoturia than are those of lymphatic temperament.

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The German veterinarians attribute it to irritation of the muscles by cold, and classify azoturia as a rheumatic disorder.

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Dark-brown urine is seen in azoturia and in severe acute muscular rheumatism.

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Etiology and Occurrence.—While paralysis of the femoral nerve, also known as "dropped stifle" occurs as a result of local injuries and melanotic tumors in gray horses, most cases are due to azoturia.

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