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

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Etymology

Origin of polyuria

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

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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

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 Lewis Webb Hill

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

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 Hector Charles Cameron

She slept well the fourth night, and, save that she had twice a slight return of polyuria, went on without a single drawback.

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

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