OLIGURIA

oliguria

(noun) production of an abnormally small amount of urine

oliguria

(noun) abnormally small production of urine; can be a symptom of kidney disease or obstruction of the urinary tract or edema or an imbalance of fluids and electrolytes in the body

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oliguria (countable and uncountable, plural oligurias)

(medicine) A decreased production in the volume of urine.

Antonyms

• polyuria

Source: Wiktionary



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