- ischury
- n. retention of urine.♦ ischuretic, n. & a. (agent) causing this.
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Ischury — Is chu*ry, n. [L. ischuria, Gr. ?; ? to hold, check + ? urine: cf. F. ischurie.] (Med.) A retention or suppression of urine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anury — An u*ry, n. [Gr. an priv. + o y^ron urine.] (Med.) Nonsecretion or defective secretion of urine; ischury. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ischuretic — Is chu*ret ic, a. Having the quality of relieving ischury. n. An ischuretic medicine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
