-uria
/-ˈjʊəɹɪə/
-uria suffix: urine; urination; presence in urine (of a substance denoted by a prefixed combining form); state or condition of the urine.
Suffix
-uria
Synonyms of -uria
Forms of -uria
| alternative form | -ury |
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Origin of -uria
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, Latin -ūria, from Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría), from οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).
Words formed from -uria
- acetonuria
- acholuria
- albuminuria
- alkaptonuria
- anuria
- azoturia
- bacilluria
- bacteriuria
- chyluria
- coli-bacilluria
- cystinuria
- diaceturia
- dysuria
- glycosuria
- haematinuria
- haematuria
- haemoglobinuria
- hippuria
- homocystinuria
- hydruria
- hypercalciuria
- hyperoxaluria
- hyposthenuria
- indicanuria
- ketonuria
- lactosuria
- lipuria
- melanuria
- melituria
- meninguria
- methæmoglobinuria
- methylmalonic aciduria
- myoglobinuria
- nocturia
- nycturia
- oliguria
- orotic aciduria
- oxaluria
- paruria
- pentosuria
- peptonuria
- phenylketonuria
- phosphaturia
- phosphoruria
- phosphuria
- photuria
- pigmenturia
- planuria
- pneumaturia
- polyuria
- porphobilinogenuria
- porphyrinuria
- proteinuria
- pyuria
- urobilinuria
- xanthinuria
Questions about -uria
- What does -uria mean?
- -uria means urine; urination; presence in urine (of a substance denoted by a prefixed combining form); state or condition of the urine.
- What part of speech is -uria?
- -uria is a suffix.
- How do you pronounce -uria?
- -uria is pronounced /-ˈjʊəɹɪə/ (UK).
Words near -uria in the dictionary
Source and license
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