n.
Pronunciation: ˌ n ā -tr ē -yu ̇ - ' r ē -s ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from natrium sodium (fr. International Scientific Vocabulary natron ) + uresis urination, from Greek our ē sis, from ourein to urinate ― more at URINE
Date: 1957
: excessive loss of sodium in the urine
– na · tri · uret · ic \ - ' re-tik \ adjective or noun