salureticadj.n.
/saljʊˈrɛtɪk/ Medicine.
A. adj.
Promoting the renal excretion of salts.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [adjective] > diuretic > uricosuric, saluretic, etc.
nephrocathartic1661
uricosuric1948
saluretic1959
1959 Lancet 25 Apr. 866/1 Recently a more potent saluretic agent, hydrochlorothiazide, has become available... The saluretic and antidiuretic actions were interdependent.
1964 L. C. Martin Clin. Endocrinol. (ed. 4) i. 53 Restriction of protein and salt in the diet has been advised, and hydrochlorthiazide may be used for its saluretic effect.
1975 Jrnl. Pediatrics 86 832/1 Mannitol has..been used successfully, either alone or with one of the saluretic agents.
B. n.
A saluretic drug. Cf. A.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [noun] > diuretic > uricosuric or saluretic
probenecid1950
sulphinpyrazone1958
saluretic1975
1975 Jrnl. Pediatrics 86 831/2 In newborn infants the saluretics are the diuretics of choice.
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