polyuria
the passing of an excessive quantity of urine, as in diabetes, in certain nervous diseases, etc.
Origin of polyuria
1Other words from polyuria
- pol·y·u·ric, adjective
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How to use polyuria in a sentence
Under exceptional circumstances, in cases of polyuria, inosite can occur.
Schenk's Theory: The Determination of Sex | Samuel Leopold SchenkShe slept well the fourth night, and, save that she had twice a slight return of polyuria, went on without a single drawback.
Fat and Blood | S. Weir MitchellThe quantity is increased (polyuria) during absorption of large serous effusions and in many nervous conditions.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe quantity may be so considerable as to constitute a polyuria.
There is no polyuria; nycturia is uncommon, quite the exception.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall Warfield
British Dictionary definitions for polyuria
/ (ˌpɒlɪˈjʊərɪə) /
pathol physiol the state or condition of discharging abnormally large quantities of urine, often accompanied by a need to urinate frequently
Derived forms of polyuria
- polyuric, adjective
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