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noun
A direct-acting smooth muscle relaxant used to treat hypertension by acting as a vasodilator primarily in arteries and arterioles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Apresoline
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug, vasodilator, vasodilative
History
Contraction of hydrazinophthalazine.
