diuresis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of diuresis
First recorded in 1675–85; from New Latin, from Greek diourē- (verb stem of dioureîn “to urinate”; see diuretic) + -sis -sis
Example Sentences
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"It is a way to both improve diuresis AND get a head start on implementing Guideline Directed Medical Therapy in patients with acute heart failure," Lindenfeld said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
The drug improves diuresis, the elimination of excess fluid from the lungs, thereby relieving congestion, and it can reduce hospital stays.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
Sudden sensations of heat and of flushing, equally sudden attacks of pallor, coldness of the extremities, abundant perspiration,—raising in the mind of the anxious mother the fear of consumption,—and excessive diuresis are common accompaniments.
From The Nervous Child by Hector Charles Cameron
Those animals in which diuresis was limited at first and then increased generally recovered, while those in which diuresis was not established perished.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 by Various
Acids.—Ordinarily speaking, the effect of boric acid in medicinal doses on the human system is nil, an exceptionally large quantity causing diuresis.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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