diuresis

[ dahy-uh-ree-sis ]

noun
  1. increased discharge of urine.

Origin of diuresis

1
First recorded in 1675–85; from New Latin, from Greek diourē- (verb stem of dioureîn “to urinate”; see diuretic) + -sis -sis

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diuresis

/ (ˌdaɪjʊˈriːsɪs) /


noun
  1. excretion of an unusually large quantity of urine

Origin of diuresis

1
C17: from New Latin, from Greek diourein to urinate

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