thiazide

[ thahy-uh-zahyd, -zid ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a member of a class of diuretic substances that inhibit the reabsorption of sodium chloride in the distal convoluted tubule of the kidneys: used principally to treat hypertension.

Origin of thiazide

1
First recorded in 1955–60; thi- + azide

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Scientific definitions for thiazide

thiazide

[ thīə-zīd′, -zĭd ]


  1. Any of a group of drugs that block reabsorption of sodium in the kidneys, used as diuretics primarily in the treatment of hypertension.

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