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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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
"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
With aconitine, diuresis was not always established, and when it failed the animal died in convulsions.—Centralblatt fur die Medicinischen Wissenschaften, December 18, 1886.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 by Various
PHYSIOLOGY.—Elimination of Poisons.—Treatment of poison cases by establishment of a strong diuresis.
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 Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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