phenoxybenzamine

noun

phenoxybenzamine

noun

US /fɪˌnɑk.siˈbɛn.zəˌmiːn/

Etymology From phenoxy + benzyl + amine.

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Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences A drug that blocks the activity of alpha-receptors and is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₈H₂₂ClNO·HCl especially to treat hypertension and sweating due to pheochromocytoma.

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