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Frequent Urination Frequent urination, or polyuria, often accompanies excessive thirst.
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Daniel Combs, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
Other symptoms include dry mouth and frequent urination (polyuria).
—Danielle Weiss, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
In more extreme cases, hypercalcemia (high serum calcium) or hypercalciuria (high urine calcium) can cause poor muscle tone, renal insufficiency, weight loss, fatigue, polyuria, heart arrhythmias, and a higher risk of heart disease.
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 30 May 2024
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).
—Gary Gilles, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023
Complications Nocturnal polyuria might affect your sleep quality.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
Nocturnal polyuria is voiding a high urine volume at night.
—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
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Daniel Combs, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
Other symptoms include dry mouth and frequent urination (polyuria).
—Danielle Weiss, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
In more extreme cases, hypercalcemia (high serum calcium) or hypercalciuria (high urine calcium) can cause poor muscle tone, renal insufficiency, weight loss, fatigue, polyuria, heart arrhythmias, and a higher risk of heart disease.
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 30 May 2024
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).
—Gary Gilles, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023
Complications Nocturnal polyuria might affect your sleep quality.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
Nocturnal polyuria is voiding a high urine volume at night.
—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
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“Polyuria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polyuria. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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polyuria
noun
poly·uria
ˌpäl-ē-ˈyu̇r-ē-ə 
: excessive secretion of urine
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