diuretic

Definitions


[ˌdʌɪjʊˈrɛtɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (chiefly of drugs) causing increased passing of urine


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French diuretique, or via late Latin from Greek diourētikos, from diourein ‘urinate’, from dia ‘through’ + ouron ‘urine’


[ˌdʌɪjʊˈrɛtɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a diuretic drug


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French diuretique, or via late Latin from Greek diourētikos, from diourein ‘urinate’, from dia ‘through’ + ouron ‘urine’




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