polyuria

American  

[pol-ee-yoor-ee-uh] / ˌpɒl iˈjʊər i ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. the passing of an excessive quantity of urine, as in diabetes, in certain nervous diseases, etc.

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polyuria British  

/ ˌpɒlɪˈjʊərɪə /

noun

1. pathol physiol the state or condition of discharging abnormally large quantities of urine, often accompanied by a need to urinate frequently

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Other Word Forms

• polyuric
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of polyuria

From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; see origin at poly-, -uria

Example Sentences

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polyuria

Excessive urine production is polyuria, which may be due to diabetes mellitus or diabetes insipidus.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

There is no puffiness beneath the eyes, no polyuria, and no nycturia as a rule.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield

Symptoms.—The disease is characterized by a progressive pernicious anemia, remittent fever, polyuria, and gradual emaciation in spite of a voracious appetite.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener

A typical case, I take, with the usual polyuria, œdema of the glottis, flame-shaped retinal hemorrhages and cardiac dilatation?

From A Book of Burlesques by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken

Intense constipation, anorexia, and alternate states of dysuria, anuria, and polyuria followed, and before long her sister began to fail in health, owing to the incessant exactions to which she too willingly yielded.

From Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria by John K. Mitchell