I am confident that the word you're looking for is "pollakiuria"
(occasionally spelled as "pollakisuria").
"pollakiuria (pol·la·ki·uria) (pol²[schwa]-ke-u¢re-[schwa]) [Gr.
pollakis often + -uria] unduly frequent passage of the urine."
Dorland's Medical Dictionary
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_p_27zPzhtm
"Pollakiuria: Mostly affects children between the age of 3-8 years,
and causes frequent daytime urination, sometimes up to 10-30 times a
day, usually with very small amounts of urine being produced at each
time. Children with pollakiuria usually do not have other symptoms,
and it is not known what causes it, although it may be linked to
stress. No treatment is necessary and symptoms usually go away after
about 3 months. It is also called Extraordinary Daytime Urinary
Frequency Syndrome."
Keep Kids Healthy: Frequent Urination
http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/symptoms/frequent_urination.html
"Clinicians sometimes mistakenly label urinary frequency as polyuria;
the latter indicates increased volume and number of episodes of
micturition (as in diabetes). Though rarely used, pollakisuria (or
pollakiuria) is the correct term for increased frequency of
urination."
MedReviews: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON BPH
http://www.medreviews.com/pdfs/articles/RIU_5Suppl5_S42.pdf
"An even more common cause of frequent urination, especially if your
child is between the ages of 3 and 8 years old, is pollakiuria. This
condition is also called frequent daytime urination syndrome. Children
with pollakiuria often urinate 10-30 times a day, but have no other
symptoms. It is thought to be linked to stress, although no obvious
stressor is found by most parents, and goes away without treatment
after 2-3 weeks."
About Pediatrics: Urinary Tract Infection Symptoms
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/weeklyquestion/a/04_uti_symptoms.htm
Google search strategy:
Google Web Search: pollakiuria OR pollakisuria
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