diuretic – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
diuretic
adj.
causing an increase in urination
n.
substance which promotes urine flow
Diuretic
A
diuretic is any substance that promotes the production of
urine. This includes
forced diuresis. There are several categories of diuretics. All diuretics increase the excretion of
water from bodies, although each class does so in a distinct way. Alternatively, an
antidiuretic such as
vasopressin, or
antidiuretic hormone, is an agent or drug which reduces the excretion of water in urine.
diuretic
Noun
1. any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine
(synonym) diuretic drug, water pill
(hypernym) drug
(hyponym) chlorthalidone, Hygroton, Thalidone
Diuretic
(n.)
A medicine with diuretic properties.
(a.)
Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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diuretic
A drug that increases the production of urine.
