| Preferred Name |
Diuretic |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C448 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A drug that increases the production of urine. |
| CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:35498 |
| code |
C448 |
| DEFINITION |
A class of agents that increases the production of urine by the kidney. Via various mechanism of actions, diuretics retain water in urine, thus provides a means of forced diuresis. |
| FULL_SYN |
Diuretics |
| label |
Diuretic |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Diuretic |
| Preferred_Name |
Diuretic |
| prefixIRI |
C448 |
| prefLabel |
Diuretic |
| Semantic_Type |
Chemical Viewed Functionally |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0012798 |
| subClassOf |