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azoturia

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azoturia /az·o·tu·ria/ (-tu´re-ah) excess of urea or other nitrogenous compounds in the urine.azotu´ric
az·o·tu·ri·a (z-tr-)
n.
Increase of nitrogenous substances, especially urea, in the urine.

azoturia
[az′ōtoo͡r′ē·ə]
Etymology: Fr, azote, nitrogen; Gk, ouron, urine
an excess of nitrogenous compounds including urea in the urine.

azoturia [az″o-tu´re-ah]
an excess of urea or other nitrogen compounds in the urine.

azoturia
excess of urea in the urine (specifically in horses, see paralytic myoglobinuria). Called also sacral paralysis, black water.


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If a horse begins to show signs of azoturia remove the saddle and spray him down especially over the back and rump.
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