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Strangury

Medical Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A painful condition characterized by difficulty in urination, often associated with urinary tract issues.

Detailed Definition
'Strangury' refers to a medical condition that causes painful urination, often due to inflammation or obstruction in the urinary tract. In the context of the poem, it serves as a metaphor for the speaker's frustration and suffering, linking physical pain to emotional turmoil and impotence in love.
Example
Example in poetry:
May Strangury, and Stone, thy Days attend, curse; enhanced: "Strangury and Stone afflict the wicked"; Swift invective: "Medical torments in satire"; contemporary: "Strangury of modern ailments"; educational: "Strangury painful urination in 18th-c. curses"; "Stone and Strangury as poetic justice."
Additional Notes
The term 'Strangury' is used to express the speaker's wish for punishment, highlighting the intense emotional pain associated with unfulfilled desire.; Found in the poem, The Imperfect Enjoyment by John Wilmot
Also Known As
painful urination urinary torment bladder affliction
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