Difference between Natriuretic and Symptom

Natriuretic

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or pertaining to natriuresis

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any substance that inhibits the reabsorption of cations, especially sodium, from urine

Symptom

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash.Anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.

Example sentence: Among the letters my readers write me, there is a certain category which is continuously growing, and which I see as a symptom of the increasing intellectualization of the relationship between readers and literature.