What does -uria mean in medical terms?

-uria

Meaning: urine condition

Type: Suffix · Often used with: Kidneys & Urinary System

A suffix goes at the very end of a word, after the root. On this page: what -uria means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using -uria

hematuria
hemat (blood) + -uria (urine condition) = blood in the urine
proteinuria
protein + -uria (urine condition) = protein in the urine

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.