strangury

Noun

stran=gu=ry

CIDE DICTIONARY

strangury, n. [L. stranguria, Gr. ; , , a drop + to make water, urine: cf. F. strangurie. See Strangle, and Urine.].

A painful discharge of urine, drop by drop, produced by spasmodic muscular contraction. [1913 Webster]
A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned by a ligature fastened tightly about it. [1913 Webster]

strangury, n. a condition in which urine is passed painfully and in drops.

Derivative

strangurious adj.

Etymology

ME f. L stranguria f. Gk straggouria f. stragx -ggos drop squeezed out + ouron urine