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furosemide

US/fjʊˈɹoʊ.səˌmaɪd/

furosemide noun: a diuretic (trademark Lasix) used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema.

furosemide: a diuretic (trademark Lasix) used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema
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Noun

furosemide (countable and uncountable, plural furosemides)

  1. A diuretic (trademark Lasix) used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema.

Forms of furosemide

pluralfurosemides
alternative UKfrusemide

Origin of furosemide

Probably from fur(yl) + -o- + -semide (“alteration of s(ulfon)amide”).

Words formed from furosemide

Questions about furosemide

What does furosemide mean?
Furosemide means a diuretic (trademark Lasix) used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema.
What part of speech is furosemide?
Furosemide is a noun.
How do you pronounce furosemide?
Furosemide is pronounced /fjʊˈɹoʊ.səˌmaɪd/ (US).
What is the plural of furosemide?
The plural of furosemide is furosemides.

Words near furosemide in the dictionary

  1. furore
  2. furores
  3. furors
  4. furos
  5. furosamide
  6. furosemide
  7. furosemides
  8. furoshiki
  9. furosine
  10. furostane
  11. furostanol

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