Diuretic Synonyms

dīə-rĕtĭk
Any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. diuretic drug
  2. water-pill

Words Related to Diuretic

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Diuretic Sentence Examples

  • Soda tartarate is purgative and diuretic, as is the citro-tartarate.

  • It has been used with success as an antiperiodic and antipyretic in ague, and also as a diuretic in gout and kidney affections.

  • It is slightly diuretic. Experimentally it has been shown to have a solvent action on uric acid, but its action in this direction in the body requires confirmation.

  • The common juniper is official in the British pharmacopoeia and in that of the United States, yielding the oil of juniper, a powerful diuretic, distilled from the unripe fruits.

  • The small portion which is absorbed exerts a diuretic action.

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