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Definition of Antidiuretic
1. Noun. A drug that limits the formation of urine.
Specialized synonyms: Lypressin
Generic synonyms: Medicament, Medication, Medicinal Drug, Medicine
Definition of Antidiuretic
1. Noun. an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis ¹
2. Adjective. preventing or counteracting diuresis ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Antidiuretic
1. Suppressing the rate of urine formation. (18 Nov 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antidiuretic
Literary usage of Antidiuretic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1917)
"This antidiuretic effect is constant, and is independent of changes in ...
The antidiuretic effect of the hypophysis is absent or only slightly marked in ..."
2. Therapeutic Gazette (1921)
"The antidiuretic effect of pituitary extract, thus shown in the treatment of ...
In order to obtain this antidiuretic effect the drug should be given ..."
3. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... which is consistent with the proposal that prostaglandins affect tubular
handling of water by attenuating the antidiuretic action of ADH (9). ..."
4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Hexamethonium impaired the dose-response effect of carbachol on kaliuresis, but
had no effect on natriuresis and enhanced the antidiuretic effect of ..."
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