strangury

[ strang-gyuh-ree ]

/ ˈstræŋ gyə ri /

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noun Pathology.

painful urination in which the urine is emitted drop by drop owing to muscle spasms of the urethra or urinary bladder.

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Origin of strangury

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin strangūria<Greek strangouríā, equivalent to strang(ós) flowing drop by drop + oûr(on) urine + -ia-y³

Words nearby strangury

stranglehold, strangler, strangles, strangulate, strangulated hernia, strangury, Stranraer, strap, straphang, straphanger, strap-hinge

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How to use strangury in a sentence

In single doses in excess it causes renal irritation and inflammation and strangury.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3|Various
The serpigo, the strangury, an eternal uneffectual priapism seize thee!
The Works of John Marston|John Marston
Strangury consists in painful efforts to discharge the contents of the urinary bladder.
Zoonomia, Vol. II|Erasmus Darwin
Volatile alkali properly diluted might stimulate the skin without inducing strangury.
Zoonomia, Vol. II|Erasmus Darwin

Both bark and leaves have been used with advantage in strangury and intermittents.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for strangury

strangury

/ (ˈstræŋɡjʊrɪ) /

noun

pathol painful excretion of urine, drop by drop, caused by muscular spasms of the urinary tract

Word Origin for strangury

C14: from Latin strangūria, from Greek, from stranx a drop squeezed out + ouron urine

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