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amiloride

[ uh-mil-uh-rahyd ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a potassium-sparing diuretic, C 6 H 8 ClN 7 O, used in the treatment of hypertension.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of amiloride1

Perhaps (di)ami(no-6-ch)lor(opyrazinam)ide, part of its chemical name

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