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antidiuretic, a. and n. (Formerly at anti- 3 c in Dict.) Med.|ˌæntɪdaɪjʊˈrɛtɪk|
[anti-1 2.]
A. adj. Inhibiting the production of urine; antidiuretic hormone = vasopressin n.
1926Proc. R. Soc. B. XCIX. 511 Here we are concerned with the secretion by the pituitary body of an anti-diuretic and chloride-raising principle. 1951A. Grollman Pharmacol. & Therapeutics xxvi. 550 The antidiuretic effect of posterior pituitary extract is especially marked in cases of polyuria. 1961Lancet 2 Sept. 522/2 Most cases of primary idiopathic diabetes insipidus respond to the antidiuretic hormone of the posterior pituitary. 1977Proc. R. Soc. Med. LXX. 546/1 The low plasma osmolality with high urine osmolality suggested inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secretion. 1984J. F. Lamb et al. Essent. Physiol. (ed. 2) viii. 216 The distal convolution [of the kidney] is the site of action of the antidiuretic hormone which regulates water excretion.
B. n. An antidiuretic agent.
1935in Dorland & Miller Med. Dict. (ed. 17). 1964W. G. Smith Allergy & Tissue Metabolism vii. 77 Serotonin is a powerful bronchoconstrictor in most animals. It is an antidiuretic in the dog, rat and man. |