diuresis

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdaɪjʊˈriːsɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dī′ə rē′sis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
di•u•re•sis  (dī′ə rē′sis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Physiologyincreased discharge of urine.
  • Greek diourē- (verbid stem of dioureîn to urinate) + -sis -sis; see diuretic
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1675–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
diuresis / ˌdaɪjʊˈriːsɪs/
  1. excretion of an unusually large quantity of urine
Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin, from Greek diourein to urinate

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