/eth"euh krin"ik, eth'-/ , Pharm.
a whitish crystalline powder, C 13 H 12 Cl 2 O 4 , that is a potent diuretic used in the treatment of acute pulmonary edema and other edemas associated with such diseases as congestive heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver, and renal disease.
[ 1960-65; appar. (M)ETH(YLENE) + AC(ETIC) + (BUTY)RY(L) + ( phe ) n ( oxy ) + -IC ]