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dysuria
(redirected from Difficulty urinating)

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dysuria /dys·uria/ (dis-u´re-ah) painful or difficult urination.dysu´ric
dys·u·ri·a (ds-yr-)
n.
Difficult or painful urination.

dys·uric (-yrk) adj.

Dysuria
Painful or difficult urination.
Mentioned in: Cystitis, Finasteride

dysuria
[disyoo͡r′ē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, dys + ouron, urine
painful, burning urination, often caused by a bacterial infection, inflammation, or obstruction of the urinary tract. Laboratory examination of the urine may reveal the presence of blood, bacteria, or white blood cells. Dysuria is a symptom of cystitis, urethritis, prostatitis, urinary tract tumors, and some gynecologic disorders and of the use of certain medications, such as opiates. Compare hematuria, pyuria.

dysuria
painful or difficult urination.

dysuria
Pain on urination, difficulty urinating Urology A common Sx of bladder infection, which also occurs in prostate lesions, eg, BPH, accompanied by sensation of pressure and tenderness around the bladder, pelvis, and perineum, which may ↑ as the bladder fills and ↓ as it empties; ↓ bladder capacity; an urgent need to urinate; painful sexual intercourse; in ♂, hyperpain in the penis and scrotum. See Cystitis.


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