Azoturia
an elevated level of nitrogenous compounds in the urine.
Veterinary Pathology. Also called Monday morning disease. a disease of horses, especially draft horses returning to work after several days of inactivity and heavy feeding, characterized by muscle stiffness, paralysis, excessive sweating, and excretion of dark urine.
Historical Examples
Nervous subjects, it is known, are more prone to azoturia than are those of lymphatic temperament.
Lameness of the Horse John Victor Lacroix
Any given seizure may easily be mistaken for azoturia, at first, but a better examination soon excludes that disease.
Lameness of the Horse John Victor Lacroix
azoturia az·o·tu·ri·a (āz’ə-tur’ē-ə, -tyur’-)
n.
Increase of nitrogenous substances, especially urea, in the urine.
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