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procainamide

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈkeɪ.nəm.ʌɪd/
  • General-American: /pɹoʊˈkeɪ.nəˌmaɪd/

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noun

Meaning 1

A base of an amide related to procaine (trademark Pronestyl) that is used in the form of its hydrochloride C13H21N3O·HCl as a cardiac depressant especially in the treatment of ventricular and atrial arrhythmias.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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History

Etymology

From procaine + -amide.