azoturia

azoturia
[ˌazə(ʊ)ˈtjʊərɪə]
noun
  1. [mass noun](Medicine)abnormal excess of nitrogen compounds in the urine
    (医)氮尿
    ■(Veterinary Medicine)a condition that can affect horses exercised after a period of stabling, causing painful stiffness in the hindquarters and back, and dark urine containing products of muscle cell destruction
    (兽医)氮尿(症)。 亦称 tying-up
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from obsolete azote 'nitrogen' + -uria
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