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nocturia

nok-TOOR-ee-uh

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Definition

Excessive urination at night

PathologyUrinary

Breakdown

Root

noct/o

night

Suffix

-uria

urine condition

Etymology

Latin: noct/o (night) + -uria (urine condition)

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