Anuresis

//ˌæn.jʊˈɹiːsɪs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The inability to urinate; the retention of urine in the bladder. uncountable

    "Kaido [35] describes a 53-year-old Japanese lady whose index presentation was with vomiting, anuresis, and clouded conscious state on a background of 6 months of apathy."

  2. 2
    inability to urinate wordnet

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anuria

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"Kaido [35] describes a 53-year-old Japanese lady whose index presentation was with vomiting, anuresis, and clouded conscious state on a background of 6 months of apathy."

Etymology

From an- + -uresis.

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