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natriuresis

American

[ney-truh-yoo-ree-sis] / ˌneɪ trə yʊˈri sɪs /

noun

excretion of sodium in the urine.

Other Word Forms

natriuretic adjective

Etymology

Origin of natriuresis

1957; natri(um) + -uresis < Greek oúrēsis urination, equivalent to ourē-, variant stem of oureîn to urinate + -sis -sis

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