any of a group of diuretics, including frusemide, that act by inhibiting resorption of salts from Henle's loop of the kidney tubule
loop diuretic in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(lup daɪərɛtɪk)
Word forms: (regular plural) loop diuretics
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Drugs)
A loop diuretic is any of a group of diuretics, including frusemide, that act by stopping the re-absorption of salts in Henle's loop (= the U-shaped curve in a kidney tube).
A loop diuretic is a diuretic that works by balancing sodium and potassium salts in the kidney.
A loop diuretic stops salts being re-absorbed in Henle's loop and reduces the amount of water andsalt in the bloodstream.
A loop diuretic is any of a group of diuretics, including frusemide, that act by stopping the re-absorptionof salts in Henle's loop.