Străn’gu-ry, n.
(străng’gu-rÿ), n. [Fr. strangurie, Sp. estrangurria, estangurria, Pr., It., & Lat. stranguria, Gr. στραγγουρία, from στραγγύς, σταγγός, a drop, and οὐρεῖν, to make water, οὖρον, urine.]
- (Med.) A painful discharge of urine, drop by drop, from spasmodic muscular contraction.
- (Bot.) A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned by a ligature fastened tightly about it.