uretic

adjective

uret·​ic

yəˈretik

: of, relating to, or occurring in the urine : urinary

uretic solids

especially : diuretic

uretic medicine

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin ureticus, from Greek ourētikos, from (assumed) ourētos (verbal of ourein to urinate) + -ikos -ic

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