DIURETIC


Meaning of DIURETIC in English

I. |dīyə|red.]ik, -et], ]ēk adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French diuretique, from Late Latin diureticus, from Greek diourētikos, from (assumed) diourētos (verbal of diourein to urinate, have diuretic properties, from dia- + ourein to urinate) + -ikos -ic — more at urine

: tending to increase the flow of urine

• di·uret·i·cal·ly ]ə̇k(ə)lē, ]ēk, -li\ adverb

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from diuretic, adjective

: an agent that increases the flow of urine

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