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hydralazine

[hahy-dral-uh-zeen]

noun Pharmacology.

a white crystalline powder, C8H8N4, that dilates blood vessels and is used in the treatment of hypertension.

Origin of hydralazine

First recorded in 1950–55; hydr-² + (phth)al(ic) + azine

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hydralazine in Medicine

hydralazine

[hī-drăl′ə-zēn′]

n.

A crystalline compound whose hydrochloride form is used in the treatment of hypertension.

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