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Nocturnal polyuria is voiding a high urine volume at night.
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Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
What is polyuria?
—Sarah Bradley, Health.com, 19 Oct. 2021
There are two types of polyuria: nocturnal and global.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 13 Mar. 2023
To meet the clinical definition of polyuria, urine output for an adult must exceed 2.5 liters per day2 (normal urine output is 1.5 liters daily).
—Elizabeth Woolley, Verywell Health, 22 Jan. 2023
Patients with nocturnal polyuria produce more than 33% of their daily urine output at night, the report says.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 12 Oct. 2021
Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
What is polyuria?
—Sarah Bradley, Health.com, 19 Oct. 2021
There are two types of polyuria: nocturnal and global.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 13 Mar. 2023
To meet the clinical definition of polyuria, urine output for an adult must exceed 2.5 liters per day2 (normal urine output is 1.5 liters daily).
—Elizabeth Woolley, Verywell Health, 22 Jan. 2023
Patients with nocturnal polyuria produce more than 33% of their daily urine output at night, the report says.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 12 Oct. 2021
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Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1823, in the meaning defined above
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“Polyuria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polyuria. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.
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Medical Definition
polyuria
noun
poly·uria
ˌpäl-ē-ˈyu̇r-ē-ə 
: excessive secretion of urine
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