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a·nu·ri·a

 (ə-no͝or′ē-ə, ə-nyo͝or′-)
n.
The absence of urine formation. Also called anuresis.

a·nu′ric (ə-no͝or′ĭk, ə-nyo͝or′-) adj.
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anuria

(əˈnjʊərɪə)
n
(Pathology) pathol complete suppression of urine formation, often as the result of a kidney disorder. Compare anuresis, oliguria
[C19: from New Latin, from an- + Greek ouron urine]
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an•u•ri•a

(əˈnʊər i ə, əˈnyʊər-, ænˈyʊər-)

n.
the absence or suppression of urine.
[1830–40; an-1 + -uria]
an•u′ric, adj.
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anuria

Condition in which no urine is produced.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.anuria - inability to urinateanuria - inability to urinate      
illness, sickness, unwellness, malady - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
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Translations

an·u·ri·a

n. anuria, escasez o ausencia de orina.
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A patient can have a normal serum creatinine level without effective renal function very shortly after the onset of acute renal failure with anuria. In this clinical setting, serum creatinine is an insensitive measure of decreased renal function because its level does not rise above normal until GFR falls by 30-40% The precise measurement of the GFR is accomplished by quantitating the clearance of a substance that is freely filtered across the capillary wall and is neither reabsorbed nor secreted by the tubules.
The boy from Wuhan in central China first displayed symptoms of anuria, or the absence of urine.
We present a case that developed bilateral ureteral obstruction and anuria due to bilateral inflammatory iliac artery aneurysm in this case report.
Over the next few hours, she developed pulmonary and intraabdominal bleeding, and a persistent arterial hypotension and anuria. The patient died seven hours after urokinase administration.
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A 20-year-old previously asymptomatic girl presented in the emergency department with complaints of high-grade fever with chills and rigors for 1 week and anuria for 1 day.
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Patients at risk for this will often have the following during the acute phase of the disease: white blood cell count >20,000 per [mm.sup.3]; initial oliguria (> 10 days) or anuria (>5 days); renal histology with glomerular microangiopathy affecting >50% of glomeruli, arterial microangiopathy, and/or cortical necrosis.
We defined severe NE as the occurrence of [greater than or equal to] 1 of the following criteria during hospitalization: hypovolemic, hemorrhagic, or septic shock; plasma creatinine level >353.6 [micro]mol/L (9,16,19); anuria (urine output <300 mL/d); need for dialysis; hemorrhage requiring blood transfusion; admission to the intensive care unit; or death.
With ureteral obstruction, flank or abdominal pain or anuria can be noted; while, with fistula formation, the patient will likely present with urinary incontinence or watery vaginal discharge.