anuria Path.
(æˈnjʊərɪə)
[a. mod.L. anūria f. Gr. ἀν priv. + οὖρ-ον urine: see -y. Cf. Fr. anurie.]
Absence or lack of urine.
| 1838 R. Willis Urinary Diseases i. ii. 28 The title under which this suspension or abolition of the secreting office of the kidney is usually spoken of in this century, is Ischuria renalis; but as ischuria means an impeded discharge of urine, I prefer adopting the title Anuria. 1876 Harley Mat. Med. 763 It is eliminated by the kidneys, and deposited in..its straight tubules, producing anuria. 1894 Lancet 15 Dec. 1426/2 He mentioned the case of a man, now alive and well, who had twice had complete anuria for ten days. 1922 in F. W. Price Textbk. Practice Med. xv. 1097 Anuria, suppression, as opposed to retention of urine. |
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Add: Hence aˈnuric a., affected with or accompanied by anuria.
| 1881 Syd. Soc. Lex., Anuric, suffering from deficiency of urine. 1961 Lancet 16 Sept. 631/1 Within forty-eight hours he was anuric, and..was therefore transferred to the artificial-kidney unit. 1987 Nature 17 Dec. 663/2 With the development of sepsis in controls there was..anuric renal failure. |