diuretic

English

Alternative forms

diuretick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French diuretique; ultimately from Ancient Greek διουρητικός (diourētikós).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /daɪjəˈɹɛtɪk/
Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

diuretic (comparative more diuretic, superlative most diuretic)

Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.

Derived terms

diuretically

Translations

increasing urination

Catalan: diürètic
Chinese:
Cantonese: 利尿 (lei⁶ niu⁶)

Mandarin: 利尿 (zh) (lìniào)

Min Nan: 利尿 (zh-min-nan) (lī-jiō, lī-liō)
Finnish: diureettinen (fi)
French: diurétique (fr)
Middle French: diuretique

Old French: diuretique

Galician: diurético m
Hungarian: vízhajtó
Maori: whakamimi
Polish: moczopędny (pl), diuretyczny (pl)
Spanish: diurético (es)

Noun

diuretic (plural diuretics)

A drug or a substance that increases the rate of urine excretion.

Coordinate terms

laxative

Translations

drug

Chinese:
Cantonese: 利尿劑, 利尿剂 (lei⁶ niu⁶ zai¹)

Mandarin: 利尿劑 (zh), 利尿剂 (zh) (lìniàojì)
Czech: diuretikum n
Finnish: diureetti (fi)
French: diurétique (fr) m
Middle French: diuretique m

Old French: diuretique m

German: Diuretikum (de) n
Greek: διουρητικό (el) n (diouritikó)
Hungarian: vízhajtó
Maori: rongoā whakamimi

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