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)

1. (medicine) A retention or suppression of urine.

Translations

retention or suppression of urine

• French: ischurie (fr) f
• German: Ischurie (de) f
• Italian: iscuria f
• Latin: ischuria f
• Russian: ишурия (ru) f (išurija)
• Telugu: నీరుకట్టు (te) (nīrukaṭṭu)
• Ukrainian: ішурі́я f (išuríja)

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)