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oliguria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
olig-uria
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A decreased production in the volume of urine.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From olig- + -uria, from Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”) + Latin -ūria, from Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría), from οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

oligurias (plural)

Derived Forms

oliguric

Frequently Paired Words

anuria polyuria

Antonyms

polyuria

Questions

What does oliguria mean?
A decreased production in the volume of urine.
Where does oliguria come from?
From olig- + -uria, from Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”) + Latin -ūria, from Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría), from οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).

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