Oliguria

/ɒlɪˈɡjʊəriə/ noun

Definition

Decreased urine output, typically defined as less than 400-500 mL of urine per day in adults. It can indicate kidney problems, dehydration, or urinary tract obstruction.

Etymology

From Greek 'oligos' meaning 'little' or 'few' and 'ouron' meaning 'urine.' The term was developed to describe the clinical finding of abnormally reduced urine production.

Kelly Says

Oliguria is like your kidneys going on strike—it's one of the earliest warning signs that something is seriously wrong with kidney function or blood flow! The body normally produces about 1-2 liters of urine daily, so dropping below 500ml is a red flag that demands immediate attention.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
ARالعربية
oligouria
o-li-goo-oo-ree-ah
BNবাংলা
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
CACatalà
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
CSČeština
oligurie
o-li-goo-ree
DADansk
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
DEDeutsch
Oligurie
o-li-goo-ree
ELΕλληνικά
ολιγουρία
o-li-goo-ree-ah
ESEspañol
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
FAفارسی
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
FISuomi
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
FRFrançais
oligurie
o-li-goo-ree
GUGU
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
HAHA
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
HEעברית
אוֹליגוּרִיָה
o-li-goo-ree-ah
HIहिन्दी
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
HUMagyar
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
IGIG
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
ITItaliano
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
JA日本語
少尿症
shō-nyō-shō
KKKK
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
KMKM
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
KO한국어
저뇨증
jeo-nyo-jeung
MRMR
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
MSBahasa Melayu
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
MYမြန်မာ
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
NLNederlands
oligurie
o-li-goo-ree
NONorsk
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
PAPA
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
PLPolski
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
PTPortuguês
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
RORomână
oligurie
o-li-goo-ree
RUРусский
олигурия
o-li-goo-ree-ya
SVSvenska
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
SWKiswahili
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
TAதமிழ்
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
TEతెలుగు
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
THไทย
ภาวะปัสสาวะน้อย
pha-wa-pa-sa-wa-noi
TLTL
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
TRTürkçe
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
UKУкраїнська
олігурія
o-li-goo-ree-ya
URاردو
oligouria
o-li-goo-oo-ree-ah
VITiếng Việt
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
YOYO
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah
ZH中文
少尿症
shǎo niào zhèng
ZUZU
oliguria
o-li-goo-ree-ah

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