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A drug taken orally in the form of its mesylate C23H25N5O5·CH4O3S to relieve urethral obstruction in benign prostatic hyperplasia and to treat hypertension. It is a derivative of quinazoline that acts to relax smooth muscle by combining with and blocking the activity of an alpha-receptor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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an antihypertensive drug (trade name Cardura) that works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood passes through them more easily; it is also used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Cardura
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Broader terms: antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug
Probably from (benzo)d(i)ox(ane) + -azosin.