polyuria

American  

[pol-ee-yoor-ee-uh] / ˌpɒl iˈyʊər 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

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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 Michener, Charles B.

Incidentally, we have in this polyuria a further argument against the view recently advanced that a small and contracted irritable bladder is the cause of enuresis.

From The Nervous Child by Cameron, Hector Charles

There is no polyuria; nycturia is uncommon, quite the exception.

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

M. D., female, age 3-1/2 years, entered April 7, 1915, with a history of having progressively lost weight for a month past, and of having had a tremendous thirst and polyuria.

From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Hill, Lewis Webb