different between anuria vs retention

English

Etymology

an- +? -uria.

Noun

anuria (countable and uncountable, plural anurias)

1. (medicine) A condition in which the kidneys do not produce urine.
   • 2007, Nain D. Chohan (editor), Nursing: Interpreting Signs & Symptoms, page 39,

     Clinically defined as urine output of less than 100 ml in 24 hours, anuria indicates either urinary tract obstruction or acute renal failure due to various mechanisms. […] Anuria is rare; even with renal failure, the kidneys usually produce at least 75 ml of urine daily.

   • 2008, Ronald M. Perkin, Dale A. Newton, James D. Swift (editors), Pediatric Hospital Medicine: Textbook of Inpatient Management, 2nd edition, page 359,

     Changes in urinary pattern such as polyuria, oliguria, anuria, enuresis, and excessive thirst can be associated with tubular dysfunction.

   • 2011, Boris Lams, Oliguria, Mark Kinirons, Harold Ellis (editors), French's Index of Differential Diagnosis: An A-Z, page 467,

     It goes without saying, therefore, that obstructive anuria can occur only if the outflow from both kidneys or from the only functioning kidney is obstructed.

Related terms

• anuric
• anuresis
• anuretic
• enuresis
• oligoanuria
• oliguria
• polyuria

Translations

Anagrams

• Urania, aurian, urania

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?nu.rja/
• Rhymes: -urja

Noun

anuria f (plural anurie)

1. (pathology) anuria

Anagrams

• raunai

Portuguese

Noun

anuria f (uncountable)

1. (pathology) anuria (a condition in which the kidneys do not produce urine)

Spanish

Noun

anuria f (uncountable)

1. (pathology) anuria (a condition in which the kidneys do not produce urine)

English

Etymology

From Middle English retencioun, borrowed from Latin retenti?, retenti?nis, from retentus, the perfect passive participle of retine? (“retain”) (from re- (“back, again”) + tene? (“hold, keep”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???t?n??n/

Noun

retention (countable and uncountable, plural retentions)

1. The act of retaining or something retained
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, II. iv. 95:

     No woman's heart / So big, to hold so much; they lack retention.

2. The act or power of remembering things
3. A memory; what is retained in the mind
4. (medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
5. (medicine) The length of time an individual remains in treatment
6. (obsolete) That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.
   • 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 122,^[1]

     Thy gift, thy tables, are within my brain

     Full character’d with lasting memory,

     […]

     That poor retention could not so much hold,

     Nor need I tallies thy dear love to score;

7. (obsolete) The act of withholding; restraint; reserve.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, V. i. 79:

     His life I gave him, and did thereto add / My love without retention or restraint,

8. (obsolete) A place of custody or confinement.
9. (law) The right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right is duly paid; a lien.

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Derived terms

• retention tank

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• enter into, intertone, tontineer