diuresis
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9.6
- noun
- /ˌdaɪjʊˈriːsɪs/
- Specialized
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diuresis
- Increased diuresis overnight was a concern for the team monitoring the patient's fluid balance.
- osmotic diuresis
- diuresis with the loss
And this is going to cause a diuresis or a urinating out of all this excess fluid that you've been holding.
- And this is going to cause a diuresis or a urinating out of all this excess fluid that you've been holding.
Examples
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Other symptoms of migraine include fatigue, carbohydrate cravings, and increased diuresis.
Academic text (2011) -
The doctor explained that diuresis can occur even without additional water intake, affecting kidney function.
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It is important, therefore, to remember that diuresis that results from taking these drugs is a positive effect rather than a side effect.
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And this is going to cause a diuresis or a urinating out of all this excess fluid that you've been holding.
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Mrs. McKay has osteoarthritis and poor mobility; will increased diuresis exacerbate her problems?
Academic text (1999) -
Acute hyperglycemia involving glucose levels that are extremely high is a medical emergency as it can rapidly produce serious complications (particularly fluid loss through osmotic diuresis).
Academic text (2012) -
After several tests, the diagnosis revealed that her diuresis was not linked to diet or medication.
Synonyms
A condition in which the body makes too much urine, often from diabetes or kidney problems
Antonyms
How Much Urine
Surface Forms
Morphology
diuresis = diur + esis
A specialist medical term formed from Greek combining forms ('diur-' + '-esis'); the elements are technical and not transparently meaningful to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Diuresis comes from Greek parts dia- 'through' and ourein 'to urinate'. It is like the word diuretic and the English word urine, so it means a 'flow through' of urine or increased urination.