Anuresis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌæn.jʊˈɹiːsɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anuresis is a noun meaning (medicine) The inability to urinate; the retention of urine in the bladder.
Meaning
(medicine) The inability to urinate; the retention of urine in the bladder.
Example Sentences
Kaido [35] describes a 53-year-old Japanese lady whose index presentation was with vomiting, anuresis, and clouded conscious state on a background of 6 months of apathy.
Suffice it to say that the urge to look over/down at their penises is powerful and the motives behind this urge so complex as to cause anuresis (which in turn ups the trauma).
2012 March, Paul Nikolaidis, Nancy A. Hammond (guest editors), Frank H. Miller (consulting editor), Genitourinary Imaging, Radiologic Clinics of North America, Volume 50, Number 2, unnumbered page, Although rare, symptoms may include lumbar or hip pain, dysuria, oliguria, anuresis, and, more rarely, hematuria and pollakiuria.
Synonyms for anuresis
Depending on context, synonyms include anuria.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anuria, incontinence, continence, nitrituria, irretention, incontinency.
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