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dysuria

dis-YOOR-ee-uh

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Definition

Painful or difficult urination

PathologyUrinary

Breakdown

Prefix

dys-

difficult

Suffix

-uria

urine condition

Etymology

Greek: dys- (difficult) + -uria (urine condition)

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