OLIGURIA
Dictionary entry overview: What does oliguria mean? • OLIGURIA (noun)
The noun OLIGURIA has 2 senses:
1. abnormally small production of urine; can be a symptom of kidney disease or obstruction of the urinary tract or edema or an imbalance of fluids and electrolytes in the body
2. production of an abnormally small amount of urine
Familiarity information: OLIGURIA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OLIGURIA (noun)
Meaning:
Abnormally small production of urine; can be a symptom of kidney disease or obstruction of the urinary tract or edema or an imbalance of fluids and electrolytes in the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("oliguria" is a kind of...):
symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
Meaning:
Production of an abnormally small amount of urine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("oliguria" is a kind of...):
micturition; urination (the discharge of urine)
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