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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Hopkins officials note that hexamethonium was approved in the 1950s for treating high blood pressure, and was pulled only when other drugs proved more effective.

From Time Magazine Archive

For another, there was evidence in the literature that hexamethonium might be unsafe.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive