diuresis
/ˌdaɪjʊˈɹiːsɪs/noun
diuresis is spelled D-I-U-R-E-S-I-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diuresis means “Excessive production of urine; polyuria” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diuresis is diureses.
How many letters and syllables are in diuresis?
| Letters | 8: D-I-U-R-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is diuresis?
Diuresis appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce diuresis?
- /ˌdaɪjʊˈɹiːsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-diuresis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of diuresis
- diureses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diuresis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Excessive production of urine; polyuria.
- 2
(more often) The physiologic process that produces such an increase.
- 3
(most often) The administration of medications to encourage that process.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diuresis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense excessive production of urine – see also polyuria:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does diuresis come from?
From New Latin diūrēsis, from Ancient Greek διουρέω (diouréō, “to urinate”) + -σις (-sis). Morphologically, δῐουρέω (dĭouréō) can be analysed as δι- (di-) + οὐρέω (ouréō).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).