diuresis

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/ˌdaɪjʊˈɹiːsɪs/

noun

Excessive production of urine; polyuria.

OriginNew Latin diūrēsis ← Ancient Greek διουρέω →
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Meanings

noundiuresis (countable and uncountable, plural diureses)

plural diureses

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
polyuria

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδιουρέω“to urinate”
  2. New Latindiūrēsis
  3. Englishdiuresis

From New Latin diūrēsis, from Ancient Greek διουρέω (diouréō, “to urinate”) + -σις (-sis). Morphologically, δῐουρέω (dĭouréō) can be analysed as δι- (di-) + οὐρέω (ouréō).

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Translations

Basque diuresi
  • diuresiexcessive production of urine — see also polyuria
Catalan diüresi
  • diüresiexcessive production of urine — see also polyuria
Chinese Cantonese 利尿
  • 利尿 (lei⁶ niu⁶)excessive production of urine — see also polyuria
Chinese Mandarin 利尿, 多尿症
  • 利尿 (lìniào)excessive production of urine — see also polyuria
  • 多尿症 (duōniàozhèng)excessive production of urine — see also polyuria
Czech diuréza
  • diurézaexcessive production of urine — see also polyuria
Danish diurese
  • diureseexcessive production of urine — see also polyuria
Finnish runsas virtsaneritys
  • runsas virtsaneritysexcessive production of urine — see also polyuria
French diurèse
  • diurèseexcessive production of urine — see also polyuria
German Diurese
  • Diureseexcessive production of urine — see also polyuria
Greek διούρηση
  • διούρηση (dioúrisi)excessive production of urine — see also polyuria
Hungarian diurézis
  • diurézisexcessive production of urine — see also polyuria
Indonesian diuresis
  • diuresisexcessive production of urine — see also polyuria
Italian diuresi
  • diuresiexcessive production of urine — see also polyuria
Polish diureza
  • diurezaexcessive production of urine — see also polyuria
Portuguese diurese
  • diureseexcessive production of urine — see also polyuria
Russian диуре́з
  • диуре́з (diuréz)excessive production of urine — see also polyuria
Spanish diuresis
  • diuresisexcessive production of urine — see also polyuria
Ukrainian діурез
  • діурез (diurez)excessive production of urine — see also polyuria

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with diuresis

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Cite this entry
APA

diuresis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diuresis

MLA

“diuresis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diuresis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diuresis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diuresis.

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