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wheeze 1, verb (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]
to breathe with difficulty, making a noise in your throat and chest

potassium sparing diuretics (medicine)


potassium sparing diuretics
Diuretic agents that, unlike most diuretics, retain potassium; examples are triamterene and amiloride. Often used together with diuretics that promote the loss of both sodium and potassium. Used in hypertension and in congestive heart failure.