diuresis
/ˌdaɪjʊˈɹiːsɪs/
diuresis noun: excessive production of urine; polyuria.
Noun
diuresis (countable and uncountable, plural diureses)
- Excessive production of urine; polyuria.
- (more often) The physiologic process that produces such an increase.
- (most often) The administration of medications to encourage that process.
diuresis meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Indonesian
diuresis in Tamil
- சிறுநீர்ப் பெருக்கம், சிறுநீர் மிகைப்பு, சிறுநீர்நனிகழிதல், நீர்ப்பெருக்கு
diuresis in Urdu
- کثرت پیشاب
diuresis in Malayalam
- മൂത്രവർധനം
diuresis in Indonesian
- excessive production of urine — see also polyuria
- diuresis
More languagesFewer languages
- diuresis in Myanmar
- ကျင်ပြောနာ kyangprau:na
Forms of diuresis
| plural | diureses |
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Origin of diuresis
From New Latin diūrēsis, from Ancient Greek διουρέω (diouréō, “to urinate”) + -σις (-sis). Morphologically, δῐουρέω (dĭouréō) can be analysed as δι- (di-) + οὐρέω (ouréō).
Words formed from diuresis
Words that rhyme with diuresis
- thesis
- mimesis
- CSIS
- epithesis
- kinesis
- syndesis
- synizesis
- ascesis
- biokinesis
- diaphoresis
- anuresis
- askesis
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Questions about diuresis
- What does diuresis mean?
- Diuresis means excessive production of urine; polyuria.
- What is diuresis in Tamil?
- Diuresis in Tamil is சிறுநீர்ப் பெருக்கம், சிறுநீர் மிகைப்பு, சிறுநீர்நனிகழிதல். See Diuresis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is diuresis?
- Diuresis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce diuresis?
- Diuresis is pronounced /ˌdaɪjʊˈɹiːsɪs/.
- What is the plural of diuresis?
- The plural of diuresis is diureses.
Words near diuresis in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: diuresis (page history and authors); diuresis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); diuresis (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); diuresis (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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