Medical term:
nycturia
nocturia
[nok-tu´re-ah]urinary frequency at night; called also nycturia.
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noc·tu·ri·a
(nokt-yū'rē-ă),Purposeful urination at night, after waking from sleep; typically caused by nocturnal urine volume in excess of bladder capacity or incomplete emptying of the bladder because of lower urinary tract obstruction or detrusor instability.
Synonym(s): nycturia
[noct- + G. ouron, urine]
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