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ischury

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

noun ischuria

archaic, uncountable The inability to empty the bladder
Similar: urinary retention, uroschesis

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noun retention or suppression of urine

Français	ischurie
Deutsch	Ischurie
Italiano	iscuria
Русский	ишурия išurija

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@misc{ischury_2026,
  title = {ischury},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ischury},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}