diuretic
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English diuretyk, from Old French diuretique; ultimately from Ancient Greek διουρητικός (diourētikós). By surface analysis, diuresis + -etic.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /daɪ(j)əˈɹɛtɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɛtɪk
- Homophones: diarrhetic, diaeretic
Adjective
editdiuretic (comparative more diuretic, superlative most diuretic)
- (medicine, pharmacology) Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editincreasing urination
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Noun
editdiuretic (plural diuretics)
- (medicine, pharmacology) A drug or a substance that increases the rate of urine excretion.
Coordinate terms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editdrug
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Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French diurétique, from Latin diureticus.
Adjective
editdiuretic m or n (feminine singular diuretică, masculine plural diuretici, feminine and neuter plural diuretice)
Declension
editDeclension of diuretic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | diuretic | diuretică | diuretici | diuretice | ||
definite | diureticul | diuretica | diureticii | diureticele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | diuretic | diuretice | diuretici | diuretice | ||
definite | diureticului | diureticei | diureticilor | diureticelor |
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