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Diuretic Common

Diuretic has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water

2

A drug or a substance that increases the rate of urine excretion.

Adjective
1

Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.

See Also
clorexolone protheobromine loop diuretic hydragogue sitalidone aldactazide canrenone furterene
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
drug
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chlorthalidone ethacrynic acid furosemide indapamide mannitol thiazide
Rhyming Words
tic otic etic ictic mutic lotic attic ontic istic vatic octic latic metic artic ustic matic votic retic optic nitic
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