strangury

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/ˈstɹæŋɡjəɹi/

noun

A painful, frequent need to urinate, when the bladder is largely empty or with little urine production.

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strangullion
OriginMiddle English strangury ← Latin stranguria ← Ancient Greek στραγγουρία →
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Meanings

nounstrangury (countable and uncountable, plural stranguries)

plural stranguries · alternative stranguary

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA painful, frequent need to urinate, when the bladder is largely empty or with little urine production.

    Synonyms: strangullion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA painful, frequent need to urinate, when the bladder is largely empty or with little urine production.

Similar
strangullion
Also see
strangullion

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekστραγγουρία
  2. Latinstranguria
  3. Middle Englishstrangury
  4. Englishstrangury

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek στραγγουρία
  • στραγγουρία (strangouría)painful, frequent need to urinate
Bulgarian болезнено уриниране
  • болезнено уриниране (bolezneno urinirane)painful, frequent need to urinate
Chinese Mandarin 痛性尿淋瀝 /痛性尿淋沥
  • 痛性尿淋瀝 /痛性尿淋沥 (tòngxìngniàolínlì)painful, frequent need to urinate
French strangurie
  • stranguriepainful, frequent need to urinate
German Blasenkrampf
  • Blasenkrampfpainful, frequent need to urinate
Italian stranguria
  • stranguriapainful, frequent need to urinate
Latin strangūria
  • strangūriapainful, frequent need to urinate
Polish stranguria
  • stranguriapainful, frequent need to urinate
Portuguese estrangúria
  • estrangúriapainful, frequent need to urinate
Spanish estranguria
  • estranguriapainful, frequent need to urinate
Tagalog balisawsaw
  • balisawsawpainful, frequent need to urinate
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APA

strangury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strangury

MLA

“strangury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strangury. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strangury,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strangury.

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