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phenoxybenzamine

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