strangury

stran·gu·ry

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [strang-gyuh-ree]
- /ˈstræŋ gyə ri/
- /ˈstræŋ.ɡjʊ.rɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [strang-gyuh-ree]
- /ˈstræŋ gyə ri/

Definitions of strangury word

noun strangury painful urination in which the urine is emitted drop by drop owing to muscle spasms of the urethra or urinary bladder. 1
noun strangury painful excretion of urine, drop by drop, caused by muscular spasms of the urinary tract 0
noun strangury slow and painful urination, drop by drop 0

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Origin of strangury

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English < Latin strangūria < Greek strangouríā, equivalent to strang(ós) flowing drop by drop + oûr(on) urine + -ia -y3

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Parts of speech for Strangury

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Strangury

strangury popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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