Ischury

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The inability to empty the bladder archaic, uncountable

Etymology

Latin ischuria, Ancient Greek ἰσχουρία (iskhouría, “retention of urine”), from ἴσχω (ískhō, “I keep back, restrain”) + οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).

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