Medical Dictionary
spironolactone
noun spi·ro·no·lac·tone
\ˌspī-rə-nō-ˈlak-ˌtōn, spi-ˌrō-nə-\
\ˌspī-rə-nō-ˈlak-ˌtōn, spi-ˌrō-nə-\
Medical Definition of SPIRONOLACTONE
: an aldosterone antagonist C24H32O4S that promotes diuresis and sodium excretion and is used to treat essential hypertension, edema with congestive heart failure, hepatic cirrhosis with ascites, nephrotic syndrome, and idiopathic edema
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