diuretic
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1. any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | drug, |
| definition | : | a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | chlorthalidone, hygroton, thalidone, |
| definition | : | a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | edecrin, ethacrynic acid, |
| definition | : | diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | furosemide, lasix, |
| definition | : | commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | indapamide, lozal, |
| definition | : | diuretic (trade name Lozal) used in the treatment of hypertension (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | mannitol, osmitrol, |
| definition | : | a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | thiazide, |
| definition | : | any of a group of drugs commonly used as diuretics in the treatment of hypertension; they block the reabsorption of sodium in the kidneys (noun.artifact) |
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