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Diuretic vs Acetazolamide - What's the difference?

diuretic | acetazolamide | Hypernyms |

Acetazolamide is a hypernym of diuretic.



As nouns the difference between diuretic and acetazolamide

is that diuretic is a drug or a substance that increases the rate of urine excretion while acetazolamide is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor used to treat glaucoma and other conditions.

As an adjective diuretic

is increasing the amount or frequency of urination.

diuretic

English

(wikipedia diuretic)

Alternative forms

* diuretick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.

    • Derived terms

    * diuretically

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A drug or a substance that increases the rate of urine excretion.

    • Coordinate terms

    * laxative

    acetazolamide

    English

    (wikipedia acetazolamide)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A carbonic anhydrase inhibitor used to treat glaucoma and other conditions.

    • Synonyms

    * Acetazolam * Apo-Acetazolamide * Dazamide * Diamox * Storzolamide

    Hypernyms

    * antiglaucoma agents * anticonvulsants * diuretics

    References

    * Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses