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OLIGURIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
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)
