natriuresis

[ ney-truh-yoo-ree-sis ]

noun

1. excretion of sodium in the urine.

Other Words From

• na·tri·u·ret·ic [ney-tr, uh, -y, oo, -, ret, -ik], adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of natriuresis¹

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