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Adjective
(chiefly of drugs) causing increased passing of urine.
A diuretic (/ˌdaɪjʊˈrɛtɪk/) is any substance that promotes diuresis, the increased production of urine.
All diuretics increase the excretion of water from the body, through the kidneys.
In medicine, diuretics are used to treat heart failure, liver cirrhosis, hypertension, influenza, water poisoning, and certain kidney diseases.