polyurian.
/ˌpɒlɪˈjʊərɪə/, /ˌpɒlɪˈjɔːrɪə/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈjʊriə/ Medicine.
Production of an abnormally large volume of urine. In early use also: †diabetes insipidus or mellitus (of which this is a symptom) (obsolete).
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diuresis1681
micturition1726
polyuria1823
polyuresis1846
hydruria1876
nocturia1911
1823 Lancet 11 Aug. 700/2 The case was, indeed, a rare one, being, in fact, an instance of polyuria, or diabetes insipidus.
1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Polyuria, diabetes.
1870 J. R. Cormack tr. A. Trousseau Lect. Clin. Med. III. lxv. 532 Now, there is no glucosuria in polydipsia properly so called, in that disease known by the names false diabetes, insipid diabetes, hydromania, polyuria, and urinæ profluxio.
1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 584 Polyuria is absent, but there exists a frequent desire for micturition.
1909 J. B. Herrick in W. Osler & T. McCrae Syst. Med. VI. vi. 126 Unless hyposthenuria be counteracted by polyuria, renal insufficiency must result.
1953 R. W. Fairbrother Text-bk. Bacteriol. (ed. 7) xxxiii. 435 Trench fever was characterized by recurrent temperature, sweating and polyuria; recovery was usually complete, the disease was never fatal.
1996 Pulse 20 Apr. 24/1 (advt.) Polydipsia and polyuria indicate renal damage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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