dysuria

[ dis-yoo-ree-uh, dis-yoor-ee-uh ]

nounPathology.

difficult or painful urination.

Origin of dysuria

1350–1400; <New Latin <Greek dysouríā.See dys-, ur-¹, -ia; replacing earlier dysury,Middle English dissure, dissuria (<Middle French ) <Medieval Latin <Greek

Other words from dysuria

dys·u·ric, adjective

Words Nearby dysuria

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How to use dysuria in a sentence

This presently relieved the dysuria, and soon removed the dropsy, without any disturbance to his system.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses | William Withering
Was Napoleon, during his campaign in Russia, a prey to the most horrible pangs of dysuria, or was he not?
The Physiology of Marriage, Complete | Honore de Balzac
The extract is useful in catarrhal diseases of the bronchi and in dysuria.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de Tavera
During the last six years he has had dysuria and inability to empty the bladder completely.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. | Various
He had premonitions of a painful disease (dysuria), which soon developed fully.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan Sloane

British Dictionary definitions for dysuria

dysuria

/ (dɪsˈjʊərɪə) /

noun

difficult or painful urination

Origin of dysuria

C14: via Latin from Greek dusouria, from dys- + -uria

Derived forms of dysuria

dysuric, adjective

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