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ischury

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
is-chury
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inability to empty the bladder

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

Latin ischuria, Ancient Greek ἰσχουρία (iskhouría, “retention of urine”), from ἴσχω (ískhō, “to keep back, restrain”) + οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

ischuria (alternative)

Derived Forms

ischuretic

Synonyms

urinary retention uroschesis

Questions

What does ischury mean?
The inability to empty the bladder
Where does ischury come from?
Latin ischuria, Ancient Greek ἰσχουρία (iskhouría, “retention of urine”), from ἴσχω (ískhō, “to keep back, restrain”) + οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).

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