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/yoo ret"ik/, adj.of, pertaining to, or occurring in the urine.[1840-50; < LL ureticus < Gk ouretikós, equiv. to oure- (see URETER) + -tikos -TIC]
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Uretic — U*ret ic, a. [L. ureticus, Gr. ?. See {Urine}.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to the urine; diuretic; urinary; as, uretic medicine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uretic — [yoo ret′ik] adj. [LL ureticus < Gr ourētikos] 1. of the urine; urinary 2. DIURETIC … English World dictionary
uretic — yəˈred.ik adjective Etymology: Late Latin ureticus, from Greek ourētikos, from (assumed) ourētos (verbal of ourein to urinate) + ikos ic more at urine : of, relating to, or occurring in the urine : urinary uretic solids … Useful english dictionary
uretic — adjective of, or relating to urine; urinary See Also: uretic … Wiktionary
-uretic — Urine. [G. ouretikos, relating to the urine] … Medical dictionary
uretic — uret·ic (u retґik) 1. ureteric. 2. urinary … Medical dictionary
uretic — a. Diuretic, urinative … New dictionary of synonyms
uretic — uret·ic … English syllables
uretic — a. (medicine) affecting urination … Dictionary of difficult words
Ouretic — Ou*ret ic, a. [Gr. ?, from ? urine. Cf. {Uretic}.] (Chem.) Uric. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
