Belhaven, NC. Sponsored Topics. Belhaven is a town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,968 at the 2000 census. Belhaven is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. Belhaven is the hometown of singer Little Eva whose song The Loco-motion was a US #1 hit in 1962.
diuretic. adj. 1. (Pathology) acting to increase the flow of urine. n. 2. (Pharmacology) a drug or agent that increases the flow of urine.
Thiazide diuretics actually decrease urine volume in these patients. Glaucoma (osmotic diuretics only). An eye disease in which increased pressure within the eye causes damage and gradual loss of sight. Cerebral edema (osmotic diuretics only). A potentially fatal swelling in the brain that can be caused by hemorrhage, trauma, disease or surgery. Drug intoxication (osmotic diuretics only). Osmotic diuretics increase the urinary excretion of toxins introduced into the body through the use of many legal and illegal substances.