Glossary

Diuretic

Diuretic

Diuretikum·Also: Wassertablette, Entwässerungsmittel

A diuretic is a medicine that promotes the excretion of urine and thus flushes excess fluid out of the body. Such medicines are also colloquially called «water tablets».

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