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na⋅tri⋅u⋅re⋅sis

  [ney-truh-yoo-ree-sis]
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–noun
excretion of sodium in the urine.
Origin:
1957; natri(um) + -uresis < Gk oúrēsis urination, equiv. to ourē-, var. s. of oureîn to urinate + -sis -sis

Related forms:
na⋅tri⋅u⋅ret⋅ic  [ney-truh-yoo-ret-ik] , adjective, noun
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na·tri·u·re·sis   (nā'trə-yŏŏ-rē'sĭs)   
n.  Excretion of excessive amounts of sodium in the urine.

[New Latin natriūrēsis : natrium, sodium (from French natron, natron; see natron) + ūrēsis, urination (from Greek ourēsis, from ourein, to urinate; see uretic).]
na'tri·u·ret'ic (-rět'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: na·tri·ure·sis
Pronunciation: "nA-trE-(y)&-'rE-s&s
Variant: also na·tru·re·sis /-tr&-'rE-s&s/
Function: noun
: excessive loss of cations and especially sodium in the urine —na·tri·uret·ic /-'ret-ik/ adjective or noun
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natriuresis na·tri·u·re·sis (nā'trə-y&oobreve;-rē'sĭs)
n.
Excretion of excessive amounts of sodium in the urine.

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