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dysuria

dysuria

9.9
Pain or discomfort when passing urine
  • noun
  • /dɪˈzjʊəriə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : disuria
  • Symptoms such as low abdominal and back pain, dysuria, or pain on ejaculation can be related to acute or chronic prostatitis, which can be bacterial or non-bacterial.
  • dysuria and urgency
  • dysuria and frequency

Examples

  • The doctor explained that dysuria can often occur alongside other symptoms like frequent urination.

  • These infections in infants do not give rise to classic symptoms and signs seen in adults (such as dysuria, frequency, urgency) but are associated with non-specific signs such as fever, screaming, malaise, and failure to thrive.

    Academic text (2000)
  • There may be some dysuria and hematuria after the surgery as a result of local trauma.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Okay, a woman with dysuria, incomplete voiding and a palpable suburethral mass.

  • On further history taking, I discovered that she regularly suffered from dysuria and frequency and was often given a short course of antibiotics, without any further investigations other than sending mid-stream urine for culture and sensitivity.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Symptomatic bacteriuria results from an inflammatory response when bacteria adhere to the urinary mucosal wall, resulting in symptoms of urgency, frequency, and dysuria.

    Academic text (2011)
  • She experienced dysuria after the urinary tract infection, which made it painful to urinate.

  • After drinking too little water, he started to notice dysuria, prompting him to seek medical advice.

Synonyms

urodynia
vsdysuria
  • Specialized
9.9

Pain, burning, or trouble when you pee

focuses on pain or discomfort when passing urine not difficulty

Antonyms

190 1.0

A feeling of physical ease and being free from pain

How Painful

urodynia
  • Specialized
9.9
dysuria
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

dysuria singular
dysurias plural

Morphology

dysuria = urine (semi-transparent) = dys + uria

The element 'urine' is recognizable, but the medical combining form '-uria' and the Greek prefix 'dys-' are specialized and not fully transparent to average learners.

Etymology

The word dysuria comes from Greek parts dys- meaning 'bad' or 'difficult' and -uria meaning 'urine', as in urinary. So dysuria means 'pain or difficulty when passing urine'.