natriuretic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to natriuresis.

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Meanings

adjectivenatriuretic (comparative more natriuretic, superlative most natriuretic)

comparative more natriuretic · superlative most natriuretic

  1. Of or pertaining to natriuresis.
nounnatriuretic (plural natriuretics)

plural natriuretics

  1. Any substance that inhibits the reabsorption of cations, especially sodium, from urine.

Origin

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from natriuresis + -etic = natr- + -i- + uresis + etic; the combining forms are ultimately from New Latin natrium (“sodium”) + Ancient Greek οὔρησις (oúrēsis, “a making water”).

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APA

natriuretic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/natriuretic

MLA

“natriuretic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/natriuretic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “natriuretic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/natriuretic.

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