URICOSURIC

uricosuric

(adjective) acting to increase the excretion of uric acid in the urine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

uricosuric (not comparable)

(medicine) Pertaining to gout suppressants that act directly on the renal tubule to increase the excretion of uric acid, thus reducing its concentrations in plasma.

Noun

uricosuric (plural uricosurics)

Any medicine of this kind.

Source: Wiktionary



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OBLIGATE

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