Word parts
What it means
Painful urination. The client often describes a burning feeling while urinating. It is common with infection or irritation of the bladder or urethra, such as a urinary tract infectionYUR-ih-nair-ee TRAKT in-FEK-shunAn infection anywhere in the urinary tract: the kidneys, ureters, bladder or urethra.Full entry or some sexually transmitted infections.
For the nurse
Ask about urgency, frequency, blood in the urine, fever and flank pain, and collect a clean-catch urine sample as ordered. Encourage fluids unless they are restricted.
At a glance
| Everyday words | burning when peeing |
|---|---|
| Spanish | disuria |
Related terms
dys-
A word beginning that means difficult, painful or not working normally.
urinary tract infection
An infection anywhere in the urinary tract: the kidneys, ureters, bladder or urethra.
hematuria
Blood in the urine, either seen by eye or found only by a test.
urine
The liquid waste made by the kidneys and stored in the bladder until it leaves the body.