diuresis

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin diūrēsis, from Ancient Greek διουρέω (diouréō, “to urinate”) + -σις (-sis). Morphologically, δῐουρέω (dĭouréō) can be analysed as δι- (di-) + οὐρέω (ouréō). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌdaɪjʊˈɹiːsɪs/ Rhymes: -iːsɪs === Noun === diuresis (countable and uncountable, plural diureses) (biology, medicine) Excessive production of urine; polyuria. (biology, medicine) (more often) The physiologic process that produces such an increase. (biology, medicine) (most often) The administration of medications to encourage that process. ==== Derived terms ==== antidiuresis diurese (back-formation) overdiuresis underdiuresis ==== Related terms ==== diuretic ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === eusirids == Indonesian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin diūrēsis, from Ancient Greek διουρέω (diouréō, “to urinate”) + -σις (-sis). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /diuˈresis/ [di.uˈre.sɪs] Rhymes: -esis Syllabification: di‧u‧re‧sis === Noun === diuresis (uncountable) (biology, medicine, physiology) diuresis === Further reading === “diuresis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /djuˈɾesis/ [d̪juˈɾe.sis] Rhymes: -esis Syllabification: diu‧re‧sis === Noun === diuresis f (plural diuresis) diuresis === Further reading === “diuresis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025