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urine concentration test

Concentrating ability test Urology Any test in which the osmolality of the urine is measured after fluid restriction; the ability to concentrate urine indicates adequacy of both renal and endocrine function; the responsible hormone is vasopressin–ADH. See Water deprivation test.
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