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Natrium is the Latin name for sodiumSOH-dee-umA mineral in the blood that controls how water moves in the body and helps nerves and muscles work.Full entry , which is why its chemical symbol is Na. A natriuretic substance makes the kidneys pass more sodium, and water follows the sodium out. The heart's natriuretic peptidenay-tree-yoo-RET-ik PEP-tydeA hormone released by stretched heart muscle that makes the kidneys remove sodium and water and relaxes the blood vessels.Full entry work this way, as do many diureticdy-yoo-RET-ikA drug that makes the kidneys pass more water and salt out of the body as urine.dia- throughur/o urine-etic relating toFull entry drugs.
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diuretic
A drug that makes the kidneys pass more water and salt out of the body as urine.
sodium
A mineral in the blood that controls how water moves in the body and helps nerves and muscles work.
B-type natriuretic peptide
A hormone released by the heart's lower chambers when they are stretched, measured with a blood test.
natriuretic peptide
A hormone released by stretched heart muscle that makes the kidneys remove sodium and water and relaxes the blood vessels.