- thiazide
- noun Etymology: thi- + diazine + dioxide Date: 1959 any of a group of drugs used as oral diuretics especially in the control of high blood pressure
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Thiazide — is a term used to describe a type of molecule [MeshName|Thiazides] and a class of diuretic. [MeshName|Thiazide+Diuretics] The members of this class of diuretics are derived from benzothiadiazine. They inhibit Na+/Cl reabsorption from the distal… … Wikipedia
Thiazide — Als Thiaziddiuretika wird eine Gruppe harntreibender Substanzen bezeichnet, die als Weiterentwicklung der Carboanhydrasehemmer vom Typ des Acetazolamid zu sehen sind. Chemisch handelt es sich zum einen um Weiterentwicklungen von Chlorothiazid,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
-thiazide — a suffix indicating a thiazide diuretic … Medical dictionary
thiazide diabetes — glucose intolerance or overt hyperglycemia induced by thiazide diuretics, which inhibit insulin secretion, possibly through thiazide induced hypokalemia … Medical dictionary
thiazide diuretics — a group of synthetic compounds that cause diuresis by altering electrolyte reabsorption at the distal tubules and increase urinary excretion of sodium and chloride in approximately equal amounts; they are used to treat edema, hypertension, and… … Medical dictionary
thiazide — /thuy euh zuyd , zid/, n. Pharm. 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. [1955 60; THI + AZIDE] * * * … Universalium
thiazide — noun Any of a class of diuretic drugs based on a benzothiadiazine sulfonamide dioxide … Wiktionary
thiazide — thi·a·zide thī ə .zīd, zəd n any of a group of drugs used as oral diuretics esp. in the control of high blood pressure * * * thi·a·zide (thiґə zīd) any of a group of benzothiadiazene sulfonamide derivatives, typified by chlorothiazide,… … Medical dictionary
thiazide — [ θʌɪəzʌɪd] noun Medicine any of a class of sulphur containing drugs that are used as diuretics and to lower the blood pressure. Origin 1950s: from elements of thio + azine + oxide … English new terms dictionary
thiazide — thi·a·zide … English syllables
