: any of a group of drugs used as oral diuretics especially in the control of high blood pressure

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Taking vitamin D supplements with thiazide diuretics can increase calcium absorption, causing hypercalcemia. — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 27 May 2025 Examples of thiazide diuretics include Microzide (hydrochlorothiazide) and Diuril (chlorothiazide). — Health, 20 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

thi- + diazine + dioxide

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of thiazide was in 1959

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“Thiazide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thiazide. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

Medical Definition

: any of a group of drugs used as oral diuretics especially in the control of high blood pressure

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