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di⋅u⋅ret⋅ic

  [dahy-uh-ret-ik]
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–adjective
1. increasing the volume of the urine excreted, as by a medicinal substance.
–noun
2. a diuretic medicine or agent.
Origin:
1375–1425; ME d(i)uretik < LL diūrēticus < Gk diourētikós, equiv. to di- di- 3 + ourē- (verbid s. of oureîn to urinate) + -tikos -tic

Related forms:
di⋅u⋅ret⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
di⋅u⋅ret⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, noun
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di·u·ret·ic   (dī'ə-rět'ĭk)   
adj.  Tending to increase the discharge of urine.
n.  A substance or drug that tends to increase the discharge of urine.

[Middle English diuretik, from Old French diuretique, from Late Latin diūrēticus, from Greek diourētikos, from diourein, to pass urine : dia-, dia- + ourein, to urinate.]
di'u·ret'ic·al·ly adv.
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Cultural Dictionary

diuretic [(deye-uh-ret-ik)]

A substance that increases the rate of urine production.

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Word Origin & History

diuretic 
c.1400, from O.Fr. diuretique, from L.L. diureticus, from Gk. diouretikos "prompting urine," from diourein "urinate," from dia "through" + ourein "urine."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1di·uret·ic
Pronunciation: "dI-(y)&-'ret-ik
Function: adjective
: tending to increase the excretion of urine —di·uret·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Main Entry: 2diuretic
Function: noun
: an agent that increases the excretion of urine
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Medical Dictionary

diuretic di·u·ret·ic (dī'ə-rět'ĭk)
adj.
Tending to increase the discharge of urine. n.
A substance or drug that tends to increase the discharge of urine.

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