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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

diureticus

, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to make water; [GREEK] through + [GREEK] to make water, fr. [GREEK] urine: cf. F.

diurétique

(Med.)

Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine.

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Noun.

A medicine with diuretic properties.

Diuretic salt

(Med.)

potassium acetate; – so called because of its diuretic properties.

Adj.

[Gr., urinam reddo; urine.] Having the power to provoke urine; tending to produce discharges of urine.

Noun.

A medicine that provokes urine, or increases its discharges.