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bretylium

bretylium noun: an antiarrhythmic agent that blocks the release of noradrenaline from nerve terminals.

Noun

bretylium (uncountable)

  1. An antiarrhythmic agent that blocks the release of noradrenaline from nerve terminals.

Origin of bretylium

From br(omobenzyl) + ethyl + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

Questions about bretylium

What does bretylium mean?
Bretylium means an antiarrhythmic agent that blocks the release of noradrenaline from nerve terminals.
What part of speech is bretylium?
Bretylium is a noun.

Words near bretylium in the dictionary

  1. bretts
  2. bretwalda
  3. bretwaldas
  4. bretwaldaship
  5. bretwaldaships
  6. bretylium
  7. Bretz
  8. bretzel
  9. bretzels
  10. Bretzes
  11. Breuberg

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