Dysury

/dɪsˈjʊri/ noun

Definition

An archaic or alternative form of dysuria; difficult or painful urination.

Etymology

Variant spelling of dysuria that appears in older medical texts and less common English medical usage. The '-y' ending was sometimes used instead of '-a' in transliterated Greek medical terms.

Kelly Says

'Dysury' is one of those words that linguists love because it shows how English medical terminology wasn't always standardized—doctors in the 1700s might write 'dysury,' but modern medicine settled on 'dysuria' as the standard form.

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