diuretic (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *diuretic*:
NOUN	artifact	diuretic, diuretic drug, water pill	any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water

diuretic > pronunciation
Sounds	day.uwreh'tihk
Rhymes	academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk...

English > *diuretic*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	Any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water.
Synonyms	diuretic drug, water pill
Narrower	chlorthalidone, Hygroton, Thalidone	A diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema
	ethacrynic acid, Edecrin	diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema
	furosemide, Lasix	commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema
	indapamide, Lozal	diuretic (trade name Lozal) used in the treatment of hypertension
	mannitol, Osmitrol	A diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine
	thiazide	Any of a group of drugs commonly used as diuretics in the treatment of hypertension
Broader	drug	A substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
Spanish	diurético
Catalan	diürètic

HyperDic: diuretic