polyuria

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(idea) by bonnet (5.4 y) (print)   (I like it!) Thu Nov 09 2000 at 16:49:00
Excessive production of urine. This is often an early sign of diabetes, but diuretics and polydipsia are also common causes.
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Sat Jan 21 2006 at 14:33:43

Pol`y*u"ri*a (?), n. [NL. See Poly- , and Urine.] (Med.)

A persistently excessive flow of watery urine, with low specific gravity and without the presence of either albumin or sugar. It is generally accompanied with more or less thirst.

 

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