THIAZIDE
Dictionary entry overview: What does thiazide mean? • THIAZIDE (noun)
The noun THIAZIDE has 1 sense:
1. any of a group of drugs commonly used as diuretics in the treatment of hypertension; they block the reabsorption of sodium in the kidneys
Familiarity information: THIAZIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• THIAZIDE (noun)
Meaning:
Any of a group of drugs commonly used as diuretics in the treatment of hypertension; they block the reabsorption of sodium in the kidneys
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("thiazide" is a kind of...):
diuretic; diuretic drug; water pill (any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thiazide"):
chlorothiazide; Diuril (a diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension)
Esidrix; hydrochlorothiazide; HydroDIURIL (a diuretic drug (trade name Esidrix and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension)
hydroflumethiazide (diuretic used to treat hypertension and edema)
Naqua; trichlormethiazide (diuretic drug (trade name Naqua) used to treat hypertension)
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