thiazide

thiazide
noun Etymology: thi- + diazine + dioxide Date: 1959 any of a group of drugs used as oral diuretics especially in the control of high blood pressure

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  • thiazide diuretics — a group of synthetic compounds that cause diuresis by altering electrolyte reabsorption at the distal tubules and increase urinary excretion of sodium and chloride in approximately equal amounts; they are used to treat edema, hypertension, and… …   Medical dictionary

  • thiazide — /thuy euh zuyd , zid/, n. Pharm. a member of a class of diuretic substances that inhibit the reabsorption of sodium chloride in the distal convoluted tubule of the kidneys: used principally to treat hypertension. [1955 60; THI + AZIDE] * * * …   Universalium

  • thiazide — noun Any of a class of diuretic drugs based on a benzothiadiazine sulfonamide dioxide …   Wiktionary

  • thiazide — thi·a·zide thī ə .zīd, zəd n any of a group of drugs used as oral diuretics esp. in the control of high blood pressure * * * thi·a·zide (thiґə zīd) any of a group of benzothiadiazene sulfonamide derivatives, typified by chlorothiazide,… …   Medical dictionary

  • thiazide — [ θʌɪəzʌɪd] noun Medicine any of a class of sulphur containing drugs that are used as diuretics and to lower the blood pressure. Origin 1950s: from elements of thio + azine + oxide …   English new terms dictionary

  • thiazide — thi·a·zide …   English syllables

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