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Diuresis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Excessive discharge of urine.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. excessive urination

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Free excretion of urine.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. In pathology, an excessive secretion of urine.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. increased secretion of urine; if not due to increased liquid intake or to the action of a diuretic drug it can be a symptom of diabetes mellitus

Word Usage

"Nguyen MT, Pavlock CT, Zderic SA, Carr MC, Canning DA: Overnight catheter drainage in children with poorly compliant bladders improves post-obstructive diuresis and urinary incontinence."

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symptom

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