dysuria

American  

[dis-yoo-ree-uh, dis-yoor-ee-uh] / ˌdɪs yʊˈri ə, dɪsˈyʊər i ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. difficult or painful urination.

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dysuria British  

/ dɪsˈjʊərɪə /

noun

1. difficult or painful urination

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Other Word Forms

• dysuric adjective

Etymology

Origin of dysuria

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from New Latin, from Greek dysouríā; dys-, ur- ¹, -ia; replacing earlier dysury, Middle English dissure, dissuria, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin, from Greek

Example Sentences

Respiratory Organs.—Heavy expectoration in coughing; croup, with little blotches on the hands and diminished urine; chronic catarrh of the lungs; continuous dyspnœa; periodical asthma, with nightly dysuria.

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During the last six years he has had dysuria and inability to empty the bladder completely.

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The pressure of the growth may cause dysmenorrhoea, or pressure on the bladder and rectum may cause dysuria, retention or rectal tenesmus.

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I would have carried the thing out further if my dysuria had not hindered me.

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The extract is useful in catarrhal diseases of the bronchi and in dysuria.

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