STRANGURY

Etymology

Noun

strangury (countable and uncountable, plural stranguries)

(pathology) A painful, frequent need to urinate, when the bladder is largely empty or with little urine production.

Source: Wiktionary


Stran"gu*ry, n. Etym: [L. stranguria, Gr. strangurie. See Strangle, and Urine.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: A painful discharge of urine, drop by drop, produced by spasmodic muscular contraction.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned by a ligature fastened tightly about it.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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