diuretic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /daɪ(j)əˈɹɛtɪk/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English diuretyk, from Old French diuretique; ultimately from Ancient Greek διουρητικός (diourētikós). By surface analysis, diuresis + -etic.
Meanings
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Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.
Blackcurrant leaf has a diuretic action [11,12,14], therefore it should not be taken concurrently with diuretics indicated for cardiac or renal insufficiency except on medical advice.
2003, European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy, ESCOP Monographs: The Scientific Foundation for Herbal Medicinal Products, page 426:Further experiments are needed to elaborate the exact mechanisms of the hypotensive and diuretic effects of diterpene kaurenoids.
2016, Maurice M. Iwu, Food as Medicine: Functional Food Plants of Africa:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| diuretick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| more diuretic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most diuretic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
osmodiuretic · nondiuretic · diuretically · antidiuretic
Translations (30)
ru мочего́нный (increasing urination) · tr diüretik (increasing urination) · fr diurétique (increasing urination) · hu vízhajtó (increasing urination) · el διουρητικός (increasing urination) · fro diuretique (increasing urination) · gl diurético (increasing urination) · be дыўрэты́чны (increasing urination) · pl diuretyczny (increasing urination) · de harntreibend (increasing urination) · grc διουρητικός (increasing urination) · uk сечогі́нний (increasing urination) · cs močopudné (increasing urination) · be мачаго́нны (increasing urination) · mi whakamimi (increasing urination) · yue 利尿 (increasing urination) · cs diuretické (increasing urination) · nan-hbl 利尿 (increasing urination) · nb vanndrivende (increasing urination) · pl moczopędny (increasing urination) · cmn 利尿 (increasing urination) · ru диурети́ческий (increasing urination) · pt diurético (increasing urination) · uk діурети́чний (increasing urination) · ca diürètic (increasing urination) · de diuretisch (increasing urination) · es diurético (increasing urination) · fi diureettinen (increasing urination) · frm diuretique (increasing urination) · ro diuretic (increasing urination)