uricosuric
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Uricosuric — medications (drugs) are substances that increase the excretion of uric acid in the urine, thus reducing uric acid concentrations in plasma. Generally, this effect is achieved by action on the proximal tubule.Uricosurics often are used in the… … Wikipedia
uricosuric — [yoor΄i kō syoor′ik] adj. [ URICO + s + URIC] increasing or promoting the urinary excretion of uric acid … English World dictionary
uricosuric — Tending to increase the excretion of uric acid. * * * uri·co·su·ric su̇r ik, shu̇r adj relating to or promoting uricosuria <uricosuric drugs> uricosuric n a uricosuric agent (as probenecid) * * * uri·co·su·ric (u″rĭ ko suґrik) 1 … Medical dictionary
uricosuric drug — a drug, such as probenecid or sulfinpyrazone, that increases the amount of uric acid excreted in the urine. Uricosuric drugs are used to treat gout and other conditions in which the levels of uric acid in the blood are increased, as during… … Medical dictionary
uricosuric — adjective Etymology: irregular from uric Date: circa 1947 relating to or promoting the excretion of uric acid in the urine … New Collegiate Dictionary
uricosuric — adjective Pertaining to gout suppressants that act directly on the renal tubule to increase the excretion of uric acid, thus reducing its concentrations in plasma … Wiktionary
uricosuric — uri·co·su·ric … English syllables
uricosuric — adjective acting to increase the excretion of uric acid in the urine • Pertains to noun: ↑urine … Useful english dictionary
uricosuric drug — a drug, such as probenecid or sulfinpyrazone, that increases the amount of uric acid excreted in the urine … The new mediacal dictionary
Средство Уриколитическое (Uricosuric Drug) — лекарственное вещество (такое, например, как пробенецид или сульфинпиразон), способствующее выведению из организма мочевой кислоты. Эти вещества применяются для лечения подагры и некоторых других заболеваний, сопровождающихся повышением… … Медицинские термины
