water pill

noun

: a diuretic pill

Examples of water pill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Lasix is the type of diuretic better known as a water pill, meaning Efron was, to put it plainly, pissing his brains out to push his physique over the edge. Vulture, 7 Sep. 2022 Your doctor may also add a diuretic, or water pill, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Hallie Levine, Health.com, 13 Dec. 2021 One factor may be that blood pressure medication is usually taken with a water pill, which reduces fluid and sodium in the body. Joshua Bote, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of water pill was in 1967

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“Water pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20pill. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

Medical Definition

water pill

noun
: a diuretic pill
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