Definition
A powerful loop diuretic that removes excess fluid from the body by blocking sodium reabsorption in the kidneys. It's commonly used to treat heart failure, pulmonary edema, and other conditions causing fluid overload.
Etymology
From 'fur-' (relating to furan, a chemical ring structure) + 'osemide', indicating it's a sulfonamide derivative. Developed in the 1960s as part of research into more potent diuretics than existing thiazide medications.
Kelly Says
Furosemide is so powerful it's nicknamed 'rocket fuel' by medical staff because patients can lose liters of fluid in hours! It works at the 'loop of Henle' in the kidney, the same spot where desert animals like kangaroo rats have evolved super-efficient water retention - furosemide essentially turns off this water-saving mechanism.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፍሩሮሴሚድ
fyu-ro-se-mi-d
ARالعربية
فوروسيميد
furoo-se-mee-d
BNবাংলা
ফুরোসেমিড
fyu-ro-se-mid
CACatalà
furosemida
fyu-ro-se-mi-da
CSČeština
furosemida
fyu-ro-se-mi-da
DADansk
furosemide
fyu-ro-se-mi-de
DEDeutsch
Furosemid
fyu-ro-ze-mid
ELΕλληνικά
φουροσεμίδη
fyu-ro-se-mee-dee
ESEspañol
furosemida
furo-se-mee-da
FAفارسی
فوروسیمید
fyu-ro-se-mi-d
FISuomi
furosemidi
fyu-ro-se-mi-di
FRFrançais
furosemide
fyu-ro-se-meed
GUGU
ફુરોસેમીડ
fyu-ro-se-mi-d
HAHA
furosemide
fyu-ro-se-mi-de
HEעברית
פְּרוֹסֶמִיד
furo-se-mid
HIहिन्दी
फ्यूरोसेमाइड
fyu-ro-se-ma-id
HUMagyar
furosemid
fyu-ro-se-mid
IDBahasa Indonesia
furosemide
fyu-ro-se-mi-de
IGIG
furosemide
fyu-ro-se-mi-de
ITItaliano
furosemide
fyu-ro-se-mi-de
KKKK
фүросемид
fyu-ro-se-mid
KMKM
ហ្វូរូសេមីដ
fyu-ro-se-mi-d
KO한국어
퓨로세미드
pyu-ro-se-mi-deu
MRMR
फुरोसेमइड
fyu-ro-se-mid
MSBahasa Melayu
furosemida
fyu-ro-se-mee-da
MYမြန်မာ
ဖူရိုစီမီဒ်
fyu-ro-si-mi-de
NLNederlands
furosemide
fyu-ro-se-mi-de
NONorsk
furosemide
fyu-ro-se-mi-de
PAPA
ਫੁਰੋਸેਮਿਡ
fyu-ro-se-mid
PLPolski
furosemid
fyu-ro-se-mid
PTPortuguês
furosemida
fyu-ro-se-mee-da
RORomână
furosemida
fyu-ro-se-mee-da
RUРусский
фуросемид
fyu-ro-se-mit
SVSvenska
furosemid
fyu-ro-se-mid
SWKiswahili
furosemide
fyu-ro-se-mi-de
TAதமிழ்
ஃபுரோசெமிட்
fyu-ro-se-mi-t
TEతెలుగు
ఫురోసెమిడ్
fyu-ro-se-mid
THไทย
ฟูโรเซมิเด้
foo-ro-se-mi-det
TLTL
furosemide
fyu-ro-se-mi-de
TRTürkçe
furosemid
fyu-ro-se-mid
UKУкраїнська
фуросемід
fyu-ro-se-mit
URاردو
فوروسیمید
fyu-ro-se-mi-d
VITiếng Việt
furosemide
fyu-ro-se-mi-de
YOYO
furosemide
fyu-ro-se-mi-de
ZH中文
呋喃塞米德
fú rán sāi mǐ dé
ZUZU
furosemide
fyu-ro-se-mi-de