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noun
An alpha-blocker used chiefly as a smooth muscle relaxant, especially in the treatment of hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Minipress
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: alpha blocker, alpha-blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocking agent, antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug
History
Probably from (pi)p(e)raz(ine) + -o- + -in.
