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pollakiuria

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, sciences, urology

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History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολλάκῐς (pollákĭs, “many times, often”) + Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron, “urine”). See poly- and -uria.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pol·laciúria — abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尿頻 /尿频 (niàopín) — abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine
  • Finnish: tiheävirtsaisuus — abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine
  • French: pollakiurie — abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine
  • German: Pollakisurie — abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine
  • Italian: pollachiuria — abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine
  • Japanese: 頻尿 (hinnyō) — abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine
  • Korean: 빈뇨 (binnyo) — abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine
  • Polish: częstomocz — abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine
  • Russian: поллакиури́я (pollakiuríja) — abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine
  • Spanish: polaquiuria — abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine