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

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

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

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