ischury
English
Alternative forms
- ischuria
Etymology
Latin ischuria, Ancient Greek ἰσχουρία (iskhouría, “retention of urine”), from ἴσχω (ískhō, “I keep back, restrain”) + οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).
Noun
ischury (uncountable)
- (medicine) A retention or suppression of urine.
Translations
retention or suppression of urine
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ischury in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)