clonidine

[klon-i-deen, kloh-ni-]

noun Pharmacology.

a synthetic white crystalline substance, C9H9Cl2N3, used in the treatment of high blood pressure.

Origin of clonidine

1965–70; c(h)lo(ro)-² + (a)ni(line) + (imi)d(e), extracted from the chemical name + -ine²

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clonidine in Medicine

clonidine

[klŏn′ĭ-dēn′, klō′nĭ-]

n.

A synthetic drug used in the treatment of hypertension and for the prevention of migraine headaches.

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