diuresis

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdaɪjʊˈɹiːsɪs/

Noun

diuresis (countable and uncountable, plural diureses)

  1. (biology, medicine) Excessive production of urine; polyuria.
  2. (biology, medicine) (more often) The physiologic process that produces such an increase.
  3. (biology, medicine) (most often) The administration of medications to encourage that process.

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Noun

diuresis f (plural diuresis)

  1. diuresis

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