English Explanatory Dictionary

-uria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. urine; urination; presence in urine (of a substance denoted by a prefixed combining form); state or condition of the urine.

Pronunciation

—yo͝oəʹrĭə /-ˈjʊəɹɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--uria.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--uria.wav

Word forms

-uria -ury

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría)bor. New Latin -ūriabor. English -uria From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, Latin -ūria, from Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría), from οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).

Synonyms

-uresis

Related words

uro- uresis ischuria pollakiuria urgenturia

Derived words

acetonuria acholuria albuminuria alkaptonuria anuria azoturia bacilluria bacteriuria chyluria coli-bacilluria cystinuria diaceturia dysuria glycosuria haematinuria haematuria haemoglobinuria hippuria homocystinuria hydruria hypercalciuria hyperoxaluria hyposthenuria indicanuria ketonuria lactosuria lipuria melanuria melituria meninguria methæmoglobinuria methylmalonic aciduria myoglobinuria nocturia nycturia oliguria orotic aciduria oxaluria paruria pentosuria peptonuria phenylketonuria phosphaturia phosphoruria phosphuria photuria pigmenturia planuria pneumaturia polyuria porphobilinogenuria porphyrinuria proteinuria pyuria urobilinuria xanthinuria
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