DIURETIC


Meaning of DIURETIC in English

/ ˌdaɪjuˈretɪk; NAmE / noun

( medical ) a substance that causes an increase in the flow of urine

►  di·ur·et·ic adjective :

diuretic drugs / effects

••

WORD ORIGIN

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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.