Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

natriuresis

/ˌneɪ.tɹiː.jʊˈɹiː.sɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: na-tri-ure-sis
IPA: /ˌneɪ.tɹiː.jʊˈɹiː.sɪs/

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

excretion of sodium in the urine.

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from natr- + -i- + -uresis; those combining forms are ultimately from New Latin natrium (“sodium”) + Ancient Greek οὔρησις (oúrēsis, “a making water”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌneɪ.tɹiː.jʊˈɹiː.sɪs/
British English: /ˌneɪ.tɹɪ.jʊ(ə)ˈɹiː.sɪs/

Inflected Forms

natriureses (plural)

Derived Forms

antinatriuresis natriuretic

Rhymes With

thesis csis mimesis kinesis cytokinesis diuresis arthrodesis diaphoresis diegesis pleurodesis schesis tmesis

Questions

How do you pronounce natriuresis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌneɪ.tɹiː.jʊˈɹiː.sɪs/.
What does natriuresis mean?: excretion of sodium in the urine.
Where does natriuresis come from?: From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from natr- + -i- + -uresis; those combining forms are ultimately from New Latin natrium (“sodium”) + Ancient Greek οὔρησις (oúrēsis, “a making water”).

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