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dysuria

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The experience or condition of experiencing pain while discharging urine, or (rarely) of having difficulty doing so.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Examples

  • 2009, Scott Kahan, Redonda Miller, Ellen G. Smith, Signs and Symptoms, 2nd Edition, Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), page 98, Dysuria is a painful or burning sensation during or immediately after urination caused by irritation of the urothelium and its innervation. This is a common symptom in primary care: Nearly 20% of women aged 20–55 will have at least one episode of dysuria per year, resulting in more than 8 million physician office visits annually. Women have episodes of acute dysuria much more frequently than men.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

painful or difficult urination

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disorder, upset

History

Etymology

From dys- + -uria. Piecewise doublet of dysury.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: disúria — condition of experiencing pain while discharging urine
  • Italian: disuria — condition of experiencing pain while discharging urine
  • Russian: дизурия (dizurija) — condition of experiencing pain while discharging urine
  • Spanish: disuria — condition of experiencing pain while discharging urine
  • Sundanese: jeungjeuriheun — condition of experiencing pain while discharging urine
  • Māori: mimi taeturi — Difficulty in urinating