| NOUN | artifact | water pill, diuretic drug, diuretic | any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water |
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| Meaning | Any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water. | |
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| Synonyms | diuretic drug, diuretic | |
| 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 | |
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