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noct/i

A word part that means night.

NOK-tee root

What it means

The root in words about night. nocturianok-TOOR-ee-uhWaking up at night to urinate, more than once or more than is usual for the person.noct/i nightur/o urine-ia conditionFull entry is waking at night to pass urine, and nocturnal means happening at night, as in nocturnal enuresis (bed-wetting). The Greek root nyct/o means the same: nyctalopia is night blindness.

Related terms

nocturia

Waking up at night to urinate, more than once or more than is usual for the person.

enuresis

Repeated passing of urine without control, usually in bed at night, in a child old enough to be expected to stay dry.

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