Diuretic

  • 21diuretic drug — noun any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water • Syn: ↑diuretic, ↑water pill • Hypernyms: ↑drug • Hyponyms: ↑chlorthalidone, ↑Hygroton, ↑ …

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  • 22diuretic — 1. adjective Increasing the amount or frequency of urination. 2. noun A drug that increases the rate of urine excretion …

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  • 23diuretic — Synonyms and related words: abstergent, aperient, carminative, cathartic, cleaner, cleaning, cleaning agent, cleaning solvent, cleanser, cleansing, cleansing cream, cold cream, cream, dentifrice, depurant, depurative, detergent, emetic, enema,… …

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  • 24Diuretic — A substance which increases the flow of urine. Abrus, Acalypha, Achras, Aegiphila, Allium, Alternanthera, Ananas, Arundo, Axonopus, Bambusa, Borago, Bramia, Buddleja, Bursera, Calocarpum, Canna, Capparis, Capsicum, Cardiospermum, Casearia, Cassia …

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  • 25diurétic — s. n. (sil. di u ), pl. diurétice …

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  • 26diuretic — di·u·ret·ic || ‚daɪjÊŠÉ™ retɪk n. substance which promotes urine flow adj. causing an increase in urination …

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  • 27diuretic — di·uret·ic …

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  • 28diuretic —   a.,n. (drug) increasing urination.    ♦ diuresis, n. copious urination …

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  • 29diuretic —    A substance that increases the flow of urine, either by increasing permeability of the kidneys nephrons, decreasing the reabsorption of filtered serum back into the blood exiting the nephron, increasing blood supply into the nephrons, or… …

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  • 30diuretic — A drug that increases the production of urine …

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