Diuretic

Diuretic
A substance which increases the flow of urine. Abrus, Acalypha, Achras, Aegiphila, Allium, Alternanthera, Ananas, Arundo, Axonopus, Bambusa, Borago, Bramia, Buddleja, Bursera, Calocarpum, Canna, Capparis, Capsicum, Cardiospermum, Casearia, Cassia, Ceiba, Cereus, Chaetolepis, Chiococca, Chrysophyllum, Cissampelos, Clematis, Clitoria, Cocos, Coffea, Coix, Commelina, Costis, Crataeva, Cucumis, Cynodon, Cyperus, Davilla, Dolichos, Doliocarpus, Eichhornia, Equisetum, Erythrina, Guaiacum, Gynerium, Heliconia, Hibiscus, Hippomane, Indigofera, Jatropha, Kallstromia, Lantana, Lepidium, Lycoseris, Mangifera, Mikania, Moringa, Mucuna, nasturium, Ocimum, Panicum, Parietaria, Parmentiera, Paspalum, Passiflora, Petiveria, Philoxerus, Physalis, Piper, Portulaca, Pothomorphe, Raphanus, Renealmia, Ricinus, Saccharum, Sechium, Sesamum, Sesbania, Sida, Solanum, Spondias, Tabebuia, Tagetes, Tecoma, Tetracera, Tournefortia, Urera, Vitis, Zanthoxylum, Zea, Zornia.

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  • diuretic — DIURÉTIC, Ă, diuretici, ce, adj., s.n. (Medicament, ceai etc.) care produce sau măreşte diureza. [pr.: di u ] – Din fr. diurétique, lat. diureticus. Trimis de LauraGellner, 18.06.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  diurétic adj. m. (sil. di u ) …   Dicționar Român

  • Diuretic — Di u*ret ic, a. [L. diureticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make water; ? through + ? to make water, fr. ? urine: cf. F. diur[ e]tique.] (Med.) Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine. n. A medicine with diuretic properties. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • diuretic — Medicine ► ADJECTIVE ▪ causing increased passing of urine. ► NOUN ▪ a diuretic drug. ORIGIN Greek diour tikos, from diourein urinate …   English terms dictionary

  • diuretic — [dī΄yo͞oret′ik] adj. [ME diuretik < LL diureticus < Gr diourētikos < diourein: see DIURESIS] increasing the excretion of urine n. a diuretic drug or other substance diuretically adv …   English World dictionary

  • diuretic — c.1400 (adj. and noun), from O.Fr. diuretique, from L.L. diureticus, from Gk. diouretikos prompting urine, from diourein urinate, from dia through (see DIA (Cf. dia )) + ourein urinate, from ouron (see URINE (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • Diuretic — This illustration shows where some types of diuretics act, and what they do. A diuretic provides a means of forced diuresis which elevates the rate of urination. There are several categories of diuretics. All diuretics increase the excretion of… …   Wikipedia

  • diuretic — [[t]da͟ɪ͟əre̱tɪk[/t]] diuretics N COUNT A diuretic is a substance which makes your body increase its production of waste fluids, with the result that you need to urinate more often than usual. [MEDICAL or TECHNICAL] Like caffeine, alcohol acts as …   English dictionary

  • diuretic — UK [ˌdaɪjʊˈretɪk] / US [ˌdaɪjəˈretɪk] noun [countable] Word forms diuretic : singular diuretic plural diuretics medical a substance that makes your body produce more urine Derived word: diuretic UK / US adjective Caffeine is known to have a… …   English dictionary

  • diuretic — adjective Etymology: Middle English duretik, diuretic, from Late Latin diureticus, from Greek diourētikos, from diourein to urinate, from dia + ourein to urinate more at urine Date: 14th century tending to increase the excretion of urine …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • diuretic — 1. Promoting the excretion of urine. 2. An agent that increases the amount of urine excreted. cardiac d. a d. that acts by increasing function of the heart, and thereby improves renal perfusion. direct d. a d. whose primary …   Medical dictionary

  • diuretic — diuretically, adv. diureticalness, n. /duy euh ret ik/, adj. 1. increasing the volume of the urine excreted, as by a medicinal substance. n. 2. a diuretic medicine or agent. [1375 1425; ME d(i)uretik < LL diureticus < Gk diouretikós, equiv. to di …   Universalium

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