natriuretic
Any substance that inhibits the reabsorption of cations, especially sodium, from urineAny substance that inhibits the reabsorption of cations, especially sodium, from urine.
Meaning
1 sensesAny substance that inhibits the reabsorption of cations, especially sodium, from urine.
Origin
From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from natriuresis + -etic = natr-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”).
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Forms
plural: natriuretics| Singular | natriuretic |
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See also
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