Meaning & use

natriuresis

noun·Advanced

The excretion of unusually large amounts of sodium in the urine.

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The medication increased natriuresis, helping lower the patient's blood pressure.

Doctors closely monitored natriuresis after the new diuretic treatment began.

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Natriuresis is a clinical term used mainly in medicine and physiology to describe sodium loss through the kidneys.

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