Pharmacologic Substance
thiazide Audio
thi·a·zide [ thahy-uh-zahyd, -zid ]
Definitions related to thiazides:
  • Family of bicyclic compounds in which one ring has a sulfony l and 2 nitrogen heteroatoms; they inhibit renal sodium resorption, and so are used as diuretics and antihypertensives.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Heterocyclic compounds with SULFUR and NITROGEN in the ring. This term commonly refers to the BENZOTHIADIAZINES that inhibit SODIUM-POTASSIUM-CHLORIDE SYMPORTERS and are used as DIURETICS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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