anuria
pronunciation
How to pronounce anuria in British English:
UK [ən'jʊərɪə]
How to pronounce anuria in American English:
US [ən'jʊərɪr]
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- Noun:
- inability to urinate
Word Origin
- anuria (n.)
- 1838, medical Latin, from Greek an-, privative prefix (see an- (1)), + ouron "urine" (see urine) + abstract noun ending -ia.
Example
- 1. Treatment of acute obstructive anuria induced by upper urinary tract calculi with endoscopy .
- 2. Objective to review the diagnosis and treatment of the children 's reflex anuria .
- 3. Analysis of diagnosis and treatment in 80 anuria patients with acute upper urinary obstruction .
- 4. Conclusions the main cause of death is severe extra-renal complication , the duration of anuria and permanant proteinuria afterwards are the important factor influencing renal damage prognosis .
- 5. For example , acute retention occurs if the obstruction is distal to the bladder , and anuria occurs if obstruction involves both ureters .