clonidine

[ klon-i-deen, kloh-ni- ]
/ ˈklɒn ɪˌdin, ˈkloʊ nɪ- /

noun Pharmacology.

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

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Origin of clonidine

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

Words nearby clonidine

clonic, clonic convulsion, clonic spasm, clonicity, clonicotonic, clonidine, cloning, cloning vector, clonism, clonk, clonmel
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Medical definitions for clonidine

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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