hexamethonium

American  

[hek-suh-muh-thoh-nee-uhm] / ˌhɛk sə məˈθoʊ ni əm /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a compound, C 10 H 24 N 2 , used in the treatment of severe hypertension to lower blood pressure and increase blood flow by blocking transmission of nerve impulses that constrict blood vessels.

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Etymology

Origin of hexamethonium

First recorded in 1945–50; hexa- + meth(yl) + (amm)onium

Example Sentences

Doctors would give her a dose of the drug hexamethonium to induce a mild attack, her healthy body would fend off that attack, and doctors would observe how her body did it.

From Newsweek

A study performed way back in 1978 had discovered this kind of reaction to hexamethonium—but the paper that was published didn’t mention it.

From Newsweek

Some, such as hexamethonium and chlorisondamine, are blocking agents.

From Time Magazine Archive

Patients who could not get their tongues around the hexasyllabic name of hexamethonium demanded the new drug, and no argument.

From Time Magazine Archive

His idea was to have healthy volunteers breathe a chemical irritant called hexamethonium, then to monitor their reactions.

From Time Magazine Archive