phenoxybenzamine

[fi-nok-see-ben-zuh-meen]

noun Pharmacology.

an alpha blocker, C18H22ClNO, used to dilate vascular peripheral blood vessels in the treatment of Raynaud's disease and in pheochromocytoma.

Origin of phenoxybenzamine

phen- + oxy-² + benzamine

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phenoxybenzamine in Medicine

phenoxybenzamine

[fē-nŏk′sē-bĕn′zə-mēn′]

n.

A long-acting alpha-blocker used in the form of its hydrochloride as a vasodilator in the treatment of peripheral vascular diseases.

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