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Definition of Diuretic
1. Noun. Any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water.
Specialized synonyms: Chlorthalidone, Hygroton, Thalidone, Edecrin, Ethacrynic Acid, Furosemide, Lasix, Indapamide, Lozal, Mannitol, Osmitrol, Thiazide
Generic synonyms: Drug
Definition of Diuretic
1. a. Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine.
Definition of Diuretic
1. Adjective. Increasing the amount or frequency of urination. ¹
2. Noun. A drug that increases the rate of urine excretion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Diuretic
1. a drug which increases urinary discharge [n -S]
Medical Definition of Diuretic
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Diuretic
Literary usage of Diuretic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1911)
"Aside from any general diuretic action, calomel, as an end result, acts as a strong
... He claims that calomel should not be exhibited for its diuretic or ..."
2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1890)
"Theobromine as a diuretic.—Gram, of Copenhagen, gives the results of some ... V.
Schroeder had already demonstrated the diuretic effects of caffeine and its ..."
3. Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and by Colin MacFarquhar, George Gleig (1797)
"diuretic and corroborative. Weakly purgative. Purgative and diuretic. ...
diuretic and corroborant. Gently laxative, and ufed as a bath for cutaneous ..."
4. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1882)
"He had listened with diuretic effects of digitalis being partly caused by a direct
action much interest to the evidence in support of the diuretic action of ..."
5. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1874)
"At present, it is generally assumed that the diuretic action of Digitalis is not
... If Digitalis acted as a diuretic only by raising the blood-pressure, ..."
6. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1873)
"If this be so it is equally certain that the diuretic properties reside in the
resin. Dr. Wilks has found it very difficult for patients to take the ..."
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