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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
natriuretic en · ADJ
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from natriuresis + -etic = natr- + -i- + uresis + etic; the combining forms are ultimately from New Latin natrium (“sodium”) + Ancient Greek οὔρησις (oúrēsis, “a making water”).
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to natriuresis.
Forms
Deriveds
-ritide · atrial natriuretic peptide · antinatriuretic
wikipedia: classical compound
natriuretic en · NOUN
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from natriuresis + -etic = natr- + -i- + uresis + etic; the combining forms are ultimately from New Latin natrium (“sodium”) + Ancient Greek οὔρησις (oúrēsis, “a making water”).
Meanings
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Any substance that inhibits the reabsorption of cations, especially sodium, from urine.
Forms
wikipedia: classical compound