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clonidine

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

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a synthetic white crystalline substance, C 9 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 , used in the treatment of high blood pressure.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of clonidine1

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

Doctors also used medications such as clonidine and clonazepam throughout the process to manage withdrawal symptoms.

There’s no approved treatment but physicians have been using the blood pressure-lowering drug clonidine, which is sometimes prescribed for anxiety.

Naloxone can reverse a clonidine overdose, and xylazine is an analog of clonidine, meaning they share some of the same features.

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He was also taking clonidine, which is used to treat high blood pressure, and what he thought was Valium, which is used to treat anxiety.

A new technology, using a non-opioid drug called clonidine, is aimed at helping those who suffer from sciatica, which is a common cause of leg and back pain.

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