uretic

\\yəˈred.ik\ adjective

Etymology: Late Latin ureticus, from Greek ourētikos, from (assumed) ourētos (verbal of ourein to urinate) + -ikos -ic — more at urine

: of, relating to, or occurring in the urine : urinary

uretic solids

especially : diuretic

uretic medicine

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/yoo ret"ik/, adj.

of, pertaining to, or occurring in the urine.

[1840-50; < LL ureticus < Gk ouretikós, equiv. to oure- (see URETER) + -tikos -TIC]

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uretic /ū-retˈik/

adjective

Relating to, or occurring in urine

ORIGIN: Gr ourētikos, from ouron urine

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uˈretic, a. (and n.)

[ad. late L. ūrētic-us, a. Gr. οὐρητικός, f. οὐρεῖν to urinate. Cf. obs. F. uretique (1581), ourétique.]

† a. uretic acid, phosphoric acid (1857 Mayne Expos. Lex. 847/1). Obs. b. Diuretic (1849 Craig; hence in later Dicts.).

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Synonyms:

Uretic — U*ret ic, a. [L. ureticus, Gr. ?. See {Urine}.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to the urine; diuretic; urinary; as, uretic medicine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uretic — [yoo ret′ik] adj. [LL ureticus < Gr ourētikos] 1. of the urine; urinary 2. DIURETIC … English World dictionary
uretic — adjective of, or relating to urine; urinary See Also: uretic … Wiktionary
uretic — /yoo ret ik/, adj. of, pertaining to, or occurring in the urine. [1840 50; < LL ureticus < Gk ouretikós, equiv. to oure (see URETER) + tikos TIC] * * * … Universalium
-uretic — Urine. [G. ouretikos, relating to the urine] … Medical dictionary
uretic — uret·ic (u retґik) 1. ureteric. 2. urinary … Medical dictionary
uretic — a. Diuretic, urinative … New dictionary of synonyms
uretic — uret·ic … English syllables
uretic — a. (medicine) affecting urination … Dictionary of difficult words
Ouretic — Ou*ret ic, a. [Gr. ?, from ? urine. Cf. {Uretic}.] (Chem.) Uric. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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