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metolazone

[ me-toh-luh-zohn ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a thiazide diuretic, C 1 6 H 1 6 ClN 3 O 3 S, used in the treatment of hypertension and as a diuretic in patients with chronic renal failure.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of metolazone1

Contraction and rearrangement of meth-, quinazoline, -one components of the chemical name

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MetolMetonic cycle