English Explanatory Dictionary

natriuretic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to natriuresis.
noun
  1. Any substance that inhibits the reabsorption of cations, especially sodium, from urine.

Word forms

natriuretic more natriuretic most natriuretic natriuretics

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from natriuresis + -etic = natr- + -i- + uresis + etic; the combining forms are ultimately from New Latin natrium (“sodium”) + Ancient Greek οὔρησις (oúrēsis, “a making water”).

Derived words

antinatriuretic atrial natriuretic peptide -ritide
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