[ney-truh-yoo-ree-sis] 
| excretion of sodium in the urine. |
| 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. |
natriuresis na·tri·u·re·sis (nā'trə-y&oobreve;-rē'sĭs)
n.
Excretion of excessive amounts of sodium in the urine.
natriuretic na·tri·u·ret·ic (nā'trə-y&oobreve;-rět'ĭk)
adj.
Relating to or characterized by natriuresis. n.
A chemical compound that may be used to inhibit the tubular reabsorption of ions from glomerular filtrate, especially sodium ions, thereby resulting in greater amounts of that ion in the urine.
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