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strangury

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stran·gu·ry  (strnggy-r)
n. pl. stran·gu·ries
A condition marked by slow, painful urination, caused by muscular spasms of the urethra and bladder.

[Middle English, from Latin strangria, from Greek strangouri : stranx, strang-, drop, trickle + -ouri, -uria.]

strangury [ˈstræŋgjʊrɪ]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol painful excretion of urine, drop by drop, caused by muscular spasms of the urinary tract
[from Latin strangūria, from Greek, from stranx a drop squeezed out + ouron urine]


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