-uria

comb. form forming nouns denoting that a substance is (esp. excessively) present in the urine.
Etymology: mod.L f. Gk -ouria (as URINE)

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\\ˈ(y)u̇rēə, ˈ(y)ür-\ noun combining form (-s)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek -ouria, from ouron urine + -ia -y — more at urine

1. : presence of (a specified substance) in urine

acetonuria

albuminuria

2. : condition of having (such) urine

polyuria

especially : abnormal or diseased condition that is marked by the presence of (a specified substance)

pyuria

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a combining form with the meanings "presence in the urine" of that specified by the initial element (albuminuria; pyuria), "condition of the urinary tract," "tendency to urinate," as specified (polyuria).

[ < Gk -ouria. See URO-¹, -IA]

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-uria /-ū-ri-ə/

suffix

Forming nouns denoting the presence of a substance in, or an abnormal condition of, the urine

ORIGIN: Mod L, from Gr ouron urine

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-uric adj sfx

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-uria,

combining form. a state (usually abnormal or morbid) of the urine due to the presence of _____, as in albuminuria, glycosuria, pyuria.

╂[< New Latin -uria < Greek -ouria < oûron urine]

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comb. form in nouns denoting that a substance is present in the urine, esp. in excess

glycosuria

Origin:

modern Latin, from Greek -ouria, from ouron ‘urine’

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-uria

(ˈjʊərɪə)

a second element in Latin form (cf. dysuria, ischuria), derived from Gr. -ουρία, employed in various pathological terms denoting morbid conditions of the urine, as albuminuria, glycosuria, hæmatinuria, hæmaturia, hæmoglobinuria, oxaluria, planuria, polyuria, pyuria.