bretylium
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bretylium
Presumably br(omobenzyl) + (dim)et(h)yl(ammon)ium, two of its chemical components
Example Sentences
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Hoping to reduce the risk of either reaction, the Walter Reed doctors first tried a British drug, bretylium tosylate, which blocks the action on the heart of noradrenaline, a stimulating hormone in the adrenaline group.
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