n. Excretion of excessive amounts of sodium in the urine. [New Latin natriūrēsis : natrium, sodium (from French natron, natron; see NATRON) + ūrēsis, urination (from Greek ourēsis, from ourein, to urinate; see URETIC).] na′tri·u·retic (-rĕtĭk) adj. |
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