A patient reports that he has to get up twice a night to urinate. The health care worker should chart that the patient has:
A) enuresis
B) dysuria
C) nocturia
D) polyuria
C
Explanation: The root noct means "night" and the suffix -uria means "pertaining to urine or urination." The question does not mention abnormality in the release, volume, or ability to urinate, eliminating the other choices.
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