diuresis
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English
Etymology
From New Latin diūrēsis, from Ancient Greek διουρέω (diouréō, “to urinate”) + -σις (-sis).
Morphologically, δῐουρέω (diouréō) can be analysed as δι- (di-) + οὐρέω (ouréō).
Pronunciation
Noun
diuresis (countable and uncountable, plural diureses)
- (biology, medicine) Excessive production of urine; polyuria.
- (biology, medicine) (more often) The physiologic process that produces such an increase.
- (biology, medicine) (most often) The administration of medications to encourage that process.
Derived terms
- antidiuresis
- diurese (back-formation)
- overdiuresis
- underdiuresis
Related terms
Translations
excessive production of urine — see also polyuria
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Anagrams
Spanish
Noun
diuresis f (plural diuresis)
Further reading
- “diuresis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16