Uria

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The discharge of urine; a medical condition characterized by excessive or abnormal urination; the measure of urine output or presence in bodily functions
2. The process or act of expelling urine from the body; a disorder involving increased or irregular urination; any clinical assessment related to urinary excretion
3. The emission or flow of urine; pathological states affecting urination such as frequent, painful, or involuntary urination; the evaluation of urine as part of health diagnostics

Etymology: "-uria" is a combining form built from the Greek "ouron", meaning urine, plus the Greek suffix "-ia", which turns a word into the name of a condition or state. Medical writers used this pattern to build clinical terms from classical parts, so the form carries the sense of a diagnosis rather than a simple act. It is rarely used alone as a noun. Its meaning depends on what comes before it: "dysuria" is painful or difficult urination, "anuria" is the absence of urine production, and "glycosuria" is sugar in the urine. The ancient Greeks did not use these English medical terms, since they were coined from classical roots in modern medicine.

Synonyms: urine, uric acid, urination