Disease or Syndrome
oliguria Audio
ol·i·gu·ri·a [ ol-i-gyoo r-ee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Urological Manifestations; Urination Disorders
Etymology:
Greek oligos = scanty + ouron = urine + -ia = condition
Definitions related to oliguria:
  • Abnormally low urine output.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Decreased URINE output that is below the normal range. Oliguria can be defined as urine output of less than or equal to 0.5 or 1 ml/kg/hr depending on the age.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Low output of urine, clinically classified as an output below 300-500ml/day.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Oliguria is urine output < 500 mL in 24 hours in an adult or < 0.5 mL/kg/hour in an adult or child (< 1 mL/kg/hour in neonates).
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Oliguria is defined as a urine output that is less than 1 mL/kg/h in infants, less than 0.5 mL/kg/h in children, and less than 400 mL daily in adults.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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