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Webster 1913 Edition


Strangury

Stran′gu-ry

,
Noun.
[L.
stranguria
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK], [GREEK], a drop + [GREEK] to make water, [GREEK] urine: cf. F.
strangurie
. See
Strangle
, and
Urine
.]
1.
(Med.)
A painful discharge of urine, drop by drop, produced by spasmodic muscular contraction.
2.
(Bot.)
A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned by a ligature fastened tightly about it.

Webster 1828 Edition


Strangury

STRANGURY

,
Noun.
[L., Gr., a drop, urine.] Literally, a discharge of urine by drops; a difficulty of discharging urine, attended with pain.

Definition 2024


strangury

strangury

English

Noun

strangury (plural stranguries)

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

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