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THIAZIDE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of a group of drugs commonly used as diuretics in the treatment of hypertension; they block the reabsorption of sodium in the kidneys

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("thiazide" is a kind of...):

diuretic; diuretic drug; water pill (any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thiazide"):

chlorothiazide; Diuril (a diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension)

Esidrix; hydrochlorothiazide; HydroDIURIL; Microzide (a diuretic drug (trade name Microzide, Esidrix, and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension)

hydroflumethiazide (diuretic used to treat hypertension and edema)

Naqua; trichlormethiazide (diuretic drug (trade name Naqua) used to treat hypertension)

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 Context examples: 

A short-acting, benzothiadiazinesulfonamide derivative and prototypical thiazide diuretic.

(Chlorothiazide, NCI Thesaurus)

A benzothiadiazine sulfonamide derivative belonging to the class of the thiazide diuretics.

(Bemetizide, NCI Thesaurus)

Meticrane acts in a similar manner as the thiazide diuretics.

(Meticrane, NCI Thesaurus)

A long-acting agent, also known as bendrofluazide, belonging to the class of thiazide diuretics with antihypertensive activity.

(Bendroflumethiazide, NCI Thesaurus)

An intermediate acting agent belonging to the class of thiazide diuretics.

(Benzthiazide, NCI Thesaurus)

An intermediate-acting benzothiadiazine sulfonamide derivative belonging to the class of the thiazide diuretics.

(Hydroflumethiazide, NCI Thesaurus)

A benzothiadiazine-sulfonamide derivative belonging to the class of the thiazide diuretics.

(Methyclothiazide, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium salt form of chlorothiazide, a short-acting, benzothiadiazinesulfonamide derivative belonging to the class of thiazide diuretics.

(Chlorothiazide Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Similar to the thiazides, metolazone acts on the distal convoluted tubule (DCT) and inhibits the sodium-chloride symporter, thereby preventing sodium and chloride reabsorption and excretion of water.

(Metolazone, NCI Thesaurus)

Clopamide appears to work in a similar manner as the thiazide diuretics and has a similar potency as chlorothiazide and hydrochlorothiazide.

(Clopamide, NCI Thesaurus)