diuretic

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a drug or other substance that increases urine production, often helping the body remove excess salt and water

   The physician prescribed a diuretic to reduce the patient's fluid retention.

2. 2
   adj

   causing an increase in the production or flow of urine

   Caffeine can have a mild diuretic effect in some people.

Appears in

From Middle English diuretyk and Old French diuretique, ultimately from Greek diouretikos, 'promoting urination,' from diourein, 'to pass urine.' The Greek verb combines dia-, 'through,' with ouron, 'urine.'

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