• A class of agents that increases the production of urine by the kidney. Via various mechanism of actions, diuretics retain water in urine, thus provides a means of forced diuresis.
  NCI
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• A drug that eases the heart's workload and decreases the buildup of fluid in the lungs and other parts of the body by promoting the excretion of water and salts. Diuretics (also called water pills) are used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, and some congenital heart defects.
  Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
  Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
• A drug that increases the production of urine.
  NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• Agents that promote the excretion of urine through their effects on kidney function.
  CRISP Thesaurus
  National Institutes of Health, 2006
• Diuretic, any drug that increases the flow of urine. Diuretics promote the removal from the body of excess water, salts, poisons, and accumulated metabolic products, such as urea. They serve to rid the body of excess fluid (edema) that accumulates in the tissues owing to various disease states....
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