Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anuresis

/ˌæn.jəˈɹisɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: anure-sis
IPA: /ˌæn.jəˈɹisɪs/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inability to urinate; the retention of urine in the bladder.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Kaido [35] describes a 53-year-old Japanese lady whose index presentation was with vomiting, anuresis, and clouded conscious state on a background of 6 months of apathy."
"Suffice it to say that the urge to look over/down at their penises is powerful and the motives behind this urge so complex as to cause anuresis (which in turn ups the trauma)."
"2012 March, Paul Nikolaidis, Nancy A. Hammond (guest editors), Frank H. Miller (consulting editor), Genitourinary Imaging, Radiologic Clinics of North America, Volume 50, Number 2, unnumbered page, Although rare, symptoms may include lumbar or hip pain, dysuria, oliguria, anuresis, and, more rarely, hematuria and pollakiuria."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English -uresis English anuresis From an- + -uresis.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæn.jəˈɹisɪs/
British English: /ˌæn.jʊˈɹiːsɪs/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

anuretic anuria enuresis dysuria haematuria hematuria oliguria pollakiuria

Synonyms

anuria

Rhymes With

thesis csis mimesis kinesis cytokinesis diuresis arthrodesis diaphoresis diegesis pleurodesis schesis tmesis

Questions

How do you pronounce anuresis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæn.jəˈɹisɪs/.
What does anuresis mean?: The inability to urinate; the retention of urine in the bladder.
Where does anuresis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English -uresis English anuresis From an- + -uresis.

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