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A drug that limits the formation of urine
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antidiuretic
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a drug that limits the formation of urine [syn: antidiuretic drug ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An antidiuretic is an agent or drug that, when administered to an organism , helps control body water balance by reducing urination , opposing diuresis .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination n. (context physiology medicine English) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
Usage examples of antidiuretic.
The posterior pituitary extract had an opposite effect and was therefore felt to contain an antidiuretic hormone, usually referred to by the abbreviation ADH.
In 1955 he prepared synthetic molecules that showed all the oxytocic, vasopressor and antidiuretic functions of the natural molecules.
There was no need to search for a third hormone with the antidiuretic effect: vasopressin possessed it in full.