spironolactone

[ spahy-ruh-noh-lak-tohn, spahy-roh-, -ron-uh- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.

spironolactone

/ ˌspaɪrənəʊˈlæktəʊn /

noun

1. a diuretic that increases water loss from the kidneys and is much used to treat oedema in heart and kidney failure

Word History and Origins

Origin of spironolactone¹

1955–60; alteration of spirolactone; spiro- ², lactone

Word History and Origins

Origin of spironolactone¹

C20: from spiro- ² + linking syllable -no- + lactone