natriuresis

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UK/ˌneɪ.tɹɪ.jʊ(ə)ˈɹiː.sɪs/UK/ˌnæt.ɹɪ.jʊ(ə)ˈɹiː.sɪs/US/ˌneɪ.tɹiː.jʊˈɹiː.sɪs/

noun

excretion of sodium in the urine.

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Meanings

nounnatriuresis (plural natriureses)

plural natriureses

  1. medicineexcretion of sodium in the urine.

Origin

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from natr- + -i- + -uresis; those combining forms are ultimately from New Latin natrium (“sodium”) + Ancient Greek οὔρησις (oúrēsis, “a making water”).

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Translations

Italian natriuresi, sodiuria
  • natriuresihigh levels of sodium in urine
  • sodiuriahigh levels of sodium in urine
Spanish natriurético
  • natriuréticohigh levels of sodium in urine

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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