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phenoxybenzamine

[fi-nok-see-ben-zuh-meen]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. an alpha blocker, C18H22ClNO, used to dilate vascular peripheral blood vessels in the treatment of Raynaud's disease and in pheochromocytoma.
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Origin of phenoxybenzamine

phen- + oxy-2 + benzamine
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phenoxybenzamine

(fē-nŏk′sē-bĕn′zə-mēn′)
n.
  1. 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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