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; see dys-, ur- ¹, -ia; replacing earlier dysury, Middle English dissure, dissuria, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin, from Greek

Example Sentences

This presently relieved the dysuria, and soon removed the dropsy, without any disturbance to his system.

From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William

We first hear of the dysuria from which he suffered, in 1548.

From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by Symonds, John Addington

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

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various

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

From Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study by Sadger, J.

A case of dysuria in which the patient discharged urine from the stomach was reported early in this century from Germany.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)