spironolactone
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spi·ro·no·lac·tone
(spī′rə-nō-lăk′tōn, spī-rō′-, spī-rŏn′ə-)n.
An aldosterone antagonist and antiandrogen, C24H32O4S, that promotes diuresis and is used to treat fluid retention, androgenic syndromes in women, and hypertension.
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spironolactone
(ˌspaɪrənəʊˈlæktəʊn)n
(Pharmacology) a diuretic that increases water loss from the kidneys and is much used to treat oedema in heart and kidney failure
[C20: from spiro-2 + linking syllable -no- + lactone]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug - a drug that reduces high blood pressure adrenal cortical steroid, corticoid, corticosteroid - a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions" |
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spironolactone
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