phenoxybenzamine

American

[fi-nok-see-ben-zuh-meen] / fɪˌnɒk siˈbɛn zəˌmin /

noun

Pharmacology.

an alpha blocker, C 1 8 H 2 2 ClNO, used to dilate vascular peripheral blood vessels in the treatment of Raynaud's disease and in pheochromocytoma.

Etymology

Origin of phenoxybenzamine

phen(o)- + oxy- ² + benzamine

Example Sentences

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The clean-sheets pill A drug is being developed in the UK based on phenoxybenzamine and thioridazine, which have been found to stop muscle contraction in the vas deferens so that sperm isn’t pushed forward.

From The Guardian

He recommends giving massive doses of hydrocortisone. or of phenoxybenzamine, a new drug not yet released for general use.

From Time Magazine Archive

They gave reserpine first, then nerve-blocking drugs, hydralazine and veratrum compounds, finally phenoxybenzamine.

From Time Magazine Archive

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