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-uria

suffix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: —yo͝oəʹrĭə
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈjʊəɹɪə/
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suffix

Meaning 1

urine; urination; presence in urine (of a substance denoted by a prefixed combining form); state or condition of the urine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría)bor. New Latin -ūriabor. English -uria From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, Latin -ūria, from Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría), from οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: -úria — relating to urine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尿症 (niàozhèng) — relating to urine
  • French: -urie — relating to urine
  • Italian: -uria — relating to urine
  • Polish: -uria — relating to urine
  • Romanian: -urie — relating to urine
  • Spanish: -uria — relating to urine