natriuretic

== English == === Etymology === From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from natriuresis +‎ -etic = natr- +‎ -i- + uresis + etic; the combining forms are ultimately from New Latin natrium (“sodium”) +‎ Ancient Greek οὔρησις (oúrēsis, “a making water”). === Adjective === natriuretic (comparative more natriuretic, superlative most natriuretic) Of or pertaining to natriuresis. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === natriuretic (plural natriuretics) Any substance that inhibits the reabsorption of cations, especially sodium, from urine.