thiazide

[thahy-uh-zahyd, -zid]

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noun Pharmacology.

a member of a class of diuretic substances that inhibit the reabsorption of sodium chloride in the distal convoluted tubule of the kidneys: used principally to treat hypertension.

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Origin of thiazide

First recorded in 1955–60; thi- + azide

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thiazide in Medicine

thiazide

(thī′ə-zīd′, -zĭd)

n.

benzothiadiazide

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thiazide in Science

thiazide

[thī′ə-zīd′, -zĭd]

Any of a group of drugs that block reabsorption of sodium in the kidneys, used as diuretics primarily in the treatment of hypertension.

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