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NOCTURIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nocturia mean?
• NOCTURIA (noun)
The noun NOCTURIA has 1 sense:
1. excessive urination at night; especially common in older men
Familiarity information: NOCTURIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessive urination at night; especially common in older men
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
nocturia; nycturia
Hypernyms ("nocturia" is a kind of...):
micturition; urination (the discharge of urine)
Context examples
They include urinary frequency and urgency, dysuria, nocturia, incomplete voiding, and poor stream during urination.
(Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, NCI Thesaurus)
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