Dictionary entry

Strangury

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Stran″gu‐ry (?), n. [L. stranguria, Gr. �; �, �, a drop + � to make water, � urine: cf. F. strangurie. See Strangle, and Urine.] 1. (Med.) A painful discharge of urine, drop by drop, produced by spasmodic muscular contraction.

2. (Bot.) A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned by a ligature fastened tightly about it.