See Also: spironolactone(medicine)
Spironolactone(health)
spironolactone(dictionary)
spironolactone test(medicine)
Spironolactone and hydrochlorothiazide(health)
Spironolactone with hydrochlorothiazide(health)
Spironolactone-hydrochlorothiazide(health)

spironolactone (iou)



spironolactone noun. M20.
[from spirolactone (see SPIRO-) with inserted -ON(E).]
Pharmacology. A steroid spirolactone derivative, C24H32O4S, which is an aldosterone antagonist promoting sodium excretion, used esp. to treat certain types of oedema and hypertension.