CHLORTHALIDONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chlorthalidone mean? 

• CHLORTHALIDONE (noun)
  The noun CHLORTHALIDONE has 1 sense:

1. a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks

  Familiarity information: CHLORTHALIDONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHLORTHALIDONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chlorthalidone; Hygroton; Thalidone

Hypernyms ("chlorthalidone" is a kind of...):

diuretic; diuretic drug; water pill (any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water)

 Context examples 

Chlorthalidone is used in the treatment of high blood pressure, edema and congestive heart failure.

(Chlorthalidone, NCI Thesaurus)

Besulpamide appears to be similar in diuretic activity to that of chlorthalidone, clopamide and xipamide.

(Besulpamide, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorthalidone directly inhibits sodium and chloride reabsorption on the luminal membrane of the early segment in the distal convoluted tubule (DCT) in the kidney.

(Chlorthalidone, NCI Thesaurus)