-uria


-uria

noun combining form

Definition of -URIA

1
: presence of (a specified substance) in urine <albuminuria>
2
: condition of having (such) urine <polyuria>; especially : abnormal or diseased condition marked by the presence of (a specified substance) <pyuria>

Origin of -URIA

New Latin, from Greek -ouria, from ouron urine, from ourein to urinate — more at urine

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