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nounexcessive urination at night; especially common in older men
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Origin
- Englishnoct-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
- Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
- Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
- Englishnocturia
Translations
Finnish nokturia, yövirtsaaminen
- nokturiafrequent need to arise during the night in order to urinate
- yövirtsaaminenfrequent need to arise during the night in order to urinate
Greek νυκτουρία
- νυκτουρία (nyktouría)frequent need to arise during the night in order to urinate
Portuguese nictúria, noctúria
- nictúriafrequent need to arise during the night in order to urinate
- noctúriafrequent need to arise during the night in order to urinate
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APA
nocturia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nocturia
MLA
“nocturia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nocturia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nocturia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nocturia.
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