strangury

American  

[strang-gyuh-ree] / ˈstræŋ gyə ri /

noun

Pathology.

1. 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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strangury British  

/ ˈstræŋɡjʊrɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of strangury

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin strangūria < Greek strangouríā, equivalent to strang ( ós ) flowing drop by drop + oûr ( on ) urine + -ia -y ³

Example Sentences

She acquired this mania after an attempt at dilatation of the urethra in the relief of an obstinate case of strangury.

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

Those violent muscular actions induced by pain become in the same manner intermitted and recurrent; as in labour-pains, vomiting, tenesmus, strangury; owing likewise to the temporary exhaustion of the spirit of animation, as above mentioned.

From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

Goldsmith had been for some time subject to attacks of strangury; and having before experienced relief from James's powders, had again recourse to that popular medicine.

From Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives by Cary, Henry Francis

The strangury disappeared at once, the urine could be retained after a few days, and after eight days it became clear and without sediment.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

Experiments are wanting to introduce some acrid application into practice instead of cantharides, which might not induce the strangury.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus