diuresis

From New Latin diūrēsis, from Ancient Greek διουρέω (diouréō, “to urinate”) + -σις (-sis).

Morphologically, δῐουρέω (diouréō) can be analysed as δι- (di-) + οὐρέω (ouréō).

• IPA^(key): /ˌdaɪjʊˈɹiːsɪs/
• Rhymes: -iːsɪs

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.

• antidiuresis
• diurese (back-formation)
• overdiuresis
• underdiuresis

• diuretic

• eusirids

diuresis f (plural diuresis)

1. diuresis

• “diuresis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014