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DIURIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Diuril mean?
• DIURIL (noun)
The noun DIURIL has 1 sense:
1. a diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension
Familiarity information: DIURIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
chlorothiazide; Diuril
Hypernyms ("Diuril" is a kind of...):
antihypertensive; antihypertensive drug (a drug that reduces high blood pressure)
thiazide (any of a group of drugs commonly used as diuretics in the treatment of hypertension; they block the reabsorption of sodium in the kidneys)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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