Which of the following terms means condition of scanty amount of urine?
A) polyuria
B) nocturia
C) oliguria
D) dysuria
C) oliguria
Olig/o means scanty and -uria means condition of urine, so oliguria is condition of
scanty urine. Poly- means excessive; thus, polyuria is condition of excessive urination. Noct/i
means night, so nocturia is condition of nighttime urination. Dys- means difficult; therefore,
dysuria means condition of difficult urination.
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