ISCHURIA
\ɪst͡ʃjˈʊɹi͡ə], \ɪstʃjˈʊɹiə], \ɪ_s_tʃ_j_ˈʊ_ɹ_iə]\
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is-k[=u]'ri-a, n. a stoppage of urine.--adj. and n. ISCHURET'IC. [Gr. ischein, to hold, ouron, urine.]
By Thomas Davidson
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Retention of, or impossibility of discharging, the urine, - Piorry. Often restricted to suppression of the secretion, - Piorry. Ischuria Vera is that in which the urine, having accumulated in the bladder, the patient is unable to pass it, notwithstanding the inclination which constantly distresses him. In false ischuria, owing to some disease of the kidney or ureters, the urine cannot reach the bladder. Ischuria has likewise received various other names, according to the seat and character of the obstacle which opposes the exit of the urine: hence the expressions- Renal, Ureteric, Vesical, Urethral, and Calculous Ischuria. Vesical Ischuria is generally used synonymously with Retention of Urine, which see.
By Robley Dunglison
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Retention or suppression of the urine.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland