azoturia

azoturia
An increased elimination of urea in the urine. [azo- (azote) + G. ouron, urine]

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azo·tu·ria .ā-zō-'t(y)u̇r-ē-ə n an abnormal condition of horses characterized by an excesss of urea or other nitrogenous substances in the urine and by muscle damage esp. to the hindquarters

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n.
the presence in the urine of an abnormally high concentration of nitrogen-containing compounds, especially urea.

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az·o·tu·ria (az″o-tuґre-ə) [azote + -uria] an excess of urea or other nitrogen compounds in the urine. a type of exertional rhabdomyolysis in horses marked by sudden perspiration and paralysis of the hind quarters and by the passing of light red to dark brown urine. It occurs in animals that, after being engaged in continuous work, are given a long rest (such as a weekend for work horses) with continuation of the high-protein diet and then return to work. Called also cording-up, set-fast, tying up, tying-up syndrome, Monday morning disease, and paralytic myoglobinuria. azoturic adj

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  • Azoturia — Az o*tu ri*a, n. [NL.; azote + Gr. ? urine.] (Med.) Excess of urea or other nitrogenous substances in the urine. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • azoturia — Exceso de compuestos nitrogenados, entre ellos la urea, en la orina. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • azotúria — s. f. [Medicina] Doença caracterizada por uma pedra excessiva de ureia.   ‣ Etimologia: azoto + úria …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • azoturia — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary azote + New Latin uria Date: circa 1838 an abnormal condition of horses characterized by muscle damage especially to the hindquarters and dark colored urine containing nitrogenous substances… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • azoturia — /az euh toor ee euh, tyoor , ay zeuh /, n. 1. an elevated level of nitrogenous compounds in the urine. 2. Vet. Pathol. Also called Monday morning disease. a disease of horses, esp. draft horses returning to work after several days of inactivity… …   Universalium

  • azoturia — noun a) An increase in the amount of nitrogenous material (such as urea) in the urine b) A condition that affects the muscles of horses, ranging from stiffness and mild cramps to the horse becoming unable to stand, with discoloured urine Syn:… …   Wiktionary

  • azotúria — a|zo|tú|ri|a Mot Esdrúixol Nom femení …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • azoturia — a·zo·tù·ria s.f. TS med. quantità di azoto non proteico eliminata con le urine {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1875. ETIMO: comp. di azoto e uria …   Dizionario italiano

  • azoturia — pl.f. azoturie …   Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari

  • azoturia — azot·uria …   English syllables

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