Disease or Syndrome
nocturia
[ nok-too r-ee-uh, -tyoo r- ]
Subclass of:
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Definitions related to nocturia:
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Abnormally increased production of urine during the night leading to an unusually frequent need to urinate.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Frequent episodes of urination during the night.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Frequent URINATION at night that interrupts sleep. It is often associated with outflow obstruction, DIABETES MELLITUS, or bladder inflammation (CYSTITIS).NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The frequent need to urinate at night.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Waking up more than once during the night to urinate.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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