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-uria

 
a combining form with the meanings “presence in the urine” of that specified by the initial element (albuminuria; pyuria), “condition of the urinary tract,” “tendency to urinate,” as specified (polyuria).
Origin:
< Gk -ouria. See uro- 1 , -ia
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-uria  
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  1. The condition of having a specified substance in the urine: aciduria.
  2. The condition of having a specified kind of urine: polyuria.


[New Latin -ūria, from Greek -ouriā, from ouron, urine.]

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