antidiuretic : Idioms & Phrases

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antidiuretic drug

  • noun a drug that limits the formation of urine
    antidiuretic.
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antidiuretic hormone

  • noun hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
    Pitressin; vasopressin; ADH.
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