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diuretic — 1. Promoting the excretion of urine. 2. An agent that increases the amount of urine excreted. cardiac d. a d. that acts by increasing function of the heart, and thereby improves renal perfusion. direct d. a d. whose primary … Medical dictionary
diuretic — Medicine ► ADJECTIVE ▪ causing increased passing of urine. ► NOUN ▪ a diuretic drug. ORIGIN Greek diour tikos, from diourein urinate … English terms dictionary
diuretic — diuretically, adv. diureticalness, n. /duy euh ret ik/, adj. 1. increasing the volume of the urine excreted, as by a medicinal substance. n. 2. a diuretic medicine or agent. [1375 1425; ME d(i)uretik < LL diureticus < Gk diouretikós, equiv. to di … Universalium
diuretic — di•u•ret•ic [[t]ˌdaɪ əˈrɛt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) pha increasing the volume of the urine excreted 2) pha a diuretic medicine or agent, as a thiazide • Etymology: 1375–1425; ME d(i) uretik < LL diūrēticus < Gk diourētikós=diourē (see diuresis) di… … From formal English to slang
diuretic — /ˌdaɪjuˈrɛtɪk / (say .duyyooh retik) adjective 1. increasing the volume of the urine, as a medicinal substance. –noun 2. a diuretic medicine or agent. {Late Latin diūrēticus promoting urine, from Greek diourētikos} …
Diuretic — Di u*ret ic, a. [L. diureticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make water; ? through + ? to make water, fr. ? urine: cf. F. diur[ e]tique.] (Med.) Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine. n. A medicine with diuretic properties. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diuretic salt — Diuretic Di u*ret ic, a. [L. diureticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make water; ? through + ? to make water, fr. ? urine: cf. F. diur[ e]tique.] (Med.) Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine. n. A medicine with diuretic properties. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diuretic — This illustration shows where some types of diuretics act, and what they do. A diuretic provides a means of forced diuresis which elevates the rate of urination. There are several categories of diuretics. All diuretics increase the excretion of… … Wikipedia
loop diuretic — n a diuretic that inhibits reabsorption in the ascending limb of the loop of Henle causing greatly increased excretion of sodium chloride in the urine and to a lesser extent of potassium … Medical dictionary
Medicine in medieval Islam — In the history of medicine, Islamic medicine or Arabic medicine refers to medicine developed in the medieval Islamic civilization and written in Arabic, the lingua franca of the Islamic civilization. Despite these names, a significant number of… … Wikipedia
