Diuretic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /daɪ(j)əˈɹɛtɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Diuretic is an adjective meaning (medicine, pharmacology) Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.
Meaning
(medicine, pharmacology) Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.
More Meanings
- (medicine, pharmacology) A drug or a substance that increases the rate of urine excretion.
Example Sentences
Further experiments are needed to elaborate the exact mechanisms of the hypotensive and diuretic effects of diterpene kaurenoids.
Blackcurrant leaf has a diuretic action [11,12,14], therefore it should not be taken concurrently with diuretics indicated for cardiac or renal insufficiency except on medical advice.
Since vasodilatation is a side effect of diuretics but also occurs in thermoregulation, diuretics should be reduced in meteoropathic individuals to prevent extremely dangerous situations [38, 39].
Word Forms
- diuretick
- diuretics
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