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az⋅o⋅tu⋅ri⋅a

[az-uh-toor-ee-uh, -tyoor-, ey-zuh-]
–noun
1. an elevated level of nitrogenous compounds in the urine.
2. Veterinary Pathology. Also called Monday morning disease. a disease of horses, esp. draft horses returning to work after several days of inactivity and heavy feeding, characterized by muscle stiffness, paralysis, excessive sweating, and excretion of dark urine.

Origin:
1830–40; azote + -uria
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az·o·tu·ri·a   (āz'ə-tŏŏr'ē-ə, -tyŏŏr'-)   
n.  Increase of nitrogenous substances, especially urea, in the urine.

[French azote, nitrogen; see azo- + -uria.]
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Main Entry: azo·tu·ria
Pronunciation: "A-zO-'t(y)ur-E-&
Function: noun
: an abnormal condition of horses characterized by an excesss ofurea or other nitrogenous substances in the urine and by muscle damage especially to the hindquarters
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azoturia az·o·tu·ri·a (āz'ə-t&oobreve;r'ē-ə, -ty&oobreve;r'-)
n.
Increase of nitrogenous substances, especially urea, in the urine.

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