furosemide vs water pill

furosemide and water pill both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
furosemide	Yes	No	No	No
water pill	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, water pill is a hypernym of furosemide; that is, water pill is a word with a broader meaning than furosemide:

furosemide: commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema
water pill: any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water

Other hypernyms of furosemide include diuretic, diuretic drug.

furosemide (noun)	water pill (noun)
commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema	any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water