anuresis

anuresis

 [an″u-re´sis]

urinary retention.

anuria. adj., adj anuret´ic.

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anuresis

(ăn′yə-rē′sĭs)

n.

1. Inability to urinate.

2. See anuria.

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an′u·ret′ic (-rĕt′ĭk) adj.

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anuria

A state characterised by a paucity of urine production, usually understood to mean less than 50 ml/day.
 
Aetiology
Acute renal failure, which may be due to shock or dehydration; fluid-ion imbalance; bilateral ureteral obstruction

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an·u·re·sis

(an'yūr-ē'sis)

Inability to urinate.

[G. an, without, + ourēsis, urination]

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anuresis

See ANURIA.

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