anuresis

an·u·re·sis

A0354600 (ăn′yə-rē′sĭs)n.1. Inability to urinate.2. See anuria.

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[an- + Greek ourēsis, urination (from ourein, to urinate, from ouron, urine).]

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an′u·ret′ic (-rĕt′ĭk) adj.

anuresis

(ˌænjʊˈriːsɪs) n (Pathology) pathol inability to urinate even though urine is formed by the kidneys and retained in the urinary bladder. Compare anuria[C20: New Latin, from an- + Greek ouresis urination, from ouron urine]

an•u•re•sis

(ˌæn yəˈri sɪs)

n. retention of urine in the bladder. [1895–1900; an-¹ + Greek oúrēsis urination (see ureter, -sis)] an`u•ret′ic (-ˈrɛt ɪk) adj.

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anuresis - inability to urinate anuriaillness, sickness, unwellness, malady - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism