Crossword clues for diuresis
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Diuresis \Di`u*re"sis\, n. [NL. See Diuretic.] (Med.) Free excretion of urine.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
medical Latin, from Greek diourein "to urinate" (see diuretic) + -esis.
Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) excessive production of urine; polyuria.
WordNet
n. increased secretion of urine; if not due to increased liquid intake or to the action of a diuretic drug it can be a symptom of diabetes mellitus
Wikipedia
Diuresis is the physiological process by which urine production in the kidneys is increased as part of the body's homeostatic maintenance of fluid balance.
Usage examples of "diuresis".
By giving her some albumin and a diuretic, I achieved some diuresis, and hence a slight improvement in the edema.
Caffeine, we now know, can bring with it, in sufficient quantity, restlessness, nervousness, excitement, insomnia, flushed face, diuresis, gastrointestinal disturbance, muscle twitching, rambling flow of thought and speech, tachycardia or cardiac arrhythmia, periods of inexhaustibility, psychomotor agitation, and several other of the well-known conditions of our accelerated times.
But oxygen to help him breathe, diuresis with IV furosemide to makehim pee out the excess water, and a shot of morphine to reduce the volume of blood flowing toward the heart would increase his chances a lot more.