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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1592, 1666-1695
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Strangurie, Stranguria, Strangerie, n. [ME and e.m.E. stranguria (Trevisa), strangury (a1400-50), strangury (1651), F. strangurie (14th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), L. strangūria.] A disease of the urinary tract. — 1592 Cal. Sc. P. X 859.
Mr. Fowler being much recovered in health and yet greved with the paine of the strangurie 1666-74 Fraser Polichron. 242.
Thomas … turnd dull and sullen under a complex of malladies, a stranguria, and nephietick paines in kidnies and bladder ?1671 Kennedy-Lauderdale Lett. 94.
His water at the day wold be almost like blood, so much blood was amongst it; which we thoght was a strangerie, and the rather that hee was troubled som tims with the ston 1695 Seafield Corr. 169.
The old President is verie ill of his strangurie
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