natriuresis

noun

natriuresis

noun

UK /ˌneɪ.tɹɪ.jʊ(ə)ˈɹiː.sɪs/ · US /ˌneɪ.tɹiː.jʊˈɹiː.sɪs/

Etymology From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from natr- + -i- + -uresis; those combining forms are ultimately from New Latin natrium (“sodium”) + Ancient Greek οὔρησις (oúrēsis, “a making water”).

Medicine, Physiology, Sciences excretion of sodium in the urine.

Derived terms: antinatriuresis, natriuretic

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