Etymology

strangury

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Today it means: A painful, frequent need to urinate, when the bladder is largely empty or with little urine production. Full definition →

Middle English strangury ← Latin stranguria ← Ancient Greek στραγγουρία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστραγγουρία
  2. Latin · derived fromstranguria
  3. Middle English · inherited fromstrangury
  4. English todaystrangury

From Middle English strangury, from Latin stranguria, from Ancient Greek στραγγουρία (strangouría).

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