diuresis
increased discharge of urine.
Origin of diuresis
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How to use diuresis in a sentence
With aconitine, diuresis was not always established, and when it failed the animal died in convulsions.
The result of the use of salines was a diuresis varying in the promptness of its appearance and in its amount.
The recumbent posture, and sleep, promote diaphoresis; the erect posture and wakefulness, diuresis.
The Action of Medicines in the System | Frederick William HeadlandTobacco and Lobelia, like Digitalis, promote diuresis by diminishing the force of the heart.
The Action of Medicines in the System | Frederick William HeadlandA hard bounding pulse and hot skin favour sweating more than diuresis, though they often diminish both of these secretions.
The Action of Medicines in the System | Frederick William Headland
British Dictionary definitions for diuresis
/ (ˌdaɪjʊˈriːsɪs) /
excretion of an unusually large quantity of urine
Origin of diuresis
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