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stran⋅gu⋅ry

  [strang-gyuh-ree]
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–noun Pathology.
painful urination in which the urine is emitted drop by drop owing to muscle spasms of the urethra or urinary bladder.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L strangūria < Gk strangouríā, equiv. to strang(ós) flowing drop by drop + oûr(on) urine + -ia -y 3
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stran·gu·ry   (strāng'gyə-rē)   
n.   pl. stran·gu·ries
A condition marked by slow, painful urination, caused by muscular spasms of the urethra and bladder.

[Middle English, from Latin strangūria, from Greek strangouriā : stranx, strang-, drop, trickle + -ouriā, -uria.]
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Main Entry: stran·gu·ry
Pronunciation: 'stra[ng]-gy&-rE, -"gyur-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
: a slowand painful discharge of urine drop by drop produced by spasmodic muscular contraction of the urethra and bladder
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strangury stran·gu·ry (strāng'gyə-rē)
n.
Slow, painful urination, in which the urine is passed drop by drop.

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