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chlorothiazide definition

chloro·thia·zide (klôr′ō t̸hī′ə zīd′)

noun

a synthetic drug, CHClNOS, used in treating hypertension, heart failure, or various edemas by removing extra salt and water through the kidneys

Etymology: chloro- + thi- + az- + -ide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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