Strangury

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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