water pill

noun

: a diuretic pill

Examples of water pill in a Sentence

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Diuretics, also called water pills, help to flush excess liquid and salt out of your body by triggering your kidneys to pump out more urine. Erica Sloan, SELF, 22 Oct. 2024 Taking senna with diuretics (water pills) may cause potassium levels in the body to become imbalanced. Cristina Mutchler, Health, 1 July 2024 The medicines are basically water pills, said Ziebell. Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 19 June 2024 Other drugs include cisplatin (a chemotherapy drug), diuretics (water pills), and salicylates (pain and fever reducers). Yuliya Klochan, Health, 19 June 2024 One of the most common blood pressure medications is a diuretic or water pill. Michael Schuh Pharm.d., Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2023 However, water pills may cause nausea, headaches, and excess water weight. Madeleine Burry, Health, 9 Mar. 2023 Available over the counter, NSAIDs decrease prostaglandin levels in your body.10 Water pills: Also known as diuretics, water pills can relieve swelling and tenderness in your breasts. Madeleine Burry, Health, 9 Mar. 2023 But combining gotu kola with water pills—like Lasix (furosemide)—may result in too much water loss. Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 2 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water pill was in 1967

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Medical Definition

water pill

noun
: a diuretic pill
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