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Inability to urinate
Answer for the clue "Inability to urinate ", 6 letters:
anuria
Word definitions for anuria in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
anuria \anuria\ n. 1. inability to urinate. Syn: anuresis.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Anuria , sometimes called anuresis , is nonpassage of urine , in practice is defined as passage of less than 100 milliliters of urine in a day. Anuria is often caused by failure in the function of kidneys . It may also occur because of some severe obstruction ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) A condition in which the kidneys do not produce urine.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1838, medical Latin, from Greek an- , privative prefix (see an- (1)), + ouron "urine" (see urine ) + abstract noun ending -ia .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. inability to urinate [syn: anuresis ]
Usage examples of anuria.
There was reported the case of an hysterical female who had convulsions and mania, alternating with anuria of a peculiar nature and lasting seven days.
Dubuc observed a case of anuria which continued for seventeen days before the fatal issue.