dicrotic

a. [ Gr. &unr_; = &unr_; to knock, beat. ] (Physiol.) (a) Of or pertaining to dicrotism; as, a dicrotic pulse. (b) Of or pertaining to the second expansion of the artery in the dicrotic pulse; as, the dicrotic wave. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. diureticus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to make water; &unr_; through + &unr_; to make water, fr. &unr_; urine: cf. F. diurétique. ] (Med.) Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine. -- n. A medicine with diuretic properties. [ 1913 Webster ]

Diuretic salt (Med.), potassium acetate; -- so called because of its diuretic properties. [ 1913 Webster ]