Polyuria

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Polyuria \Pol`y*u"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Poly-}, and {Urine}.]
     (Med.)
     A persistently excessive flow of watery urine, with low
     specific gravity and without the presence of either protein
     or sugar. It is generally accompanied with more or less
     thirst.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  polyuria
       n : renal disorder characterized by the production of large
           volumes of pale dilute urine; often associated with
           diabetes