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diazoxide

US/ˌdaɪ.əˈzɑkˌsaɪd/

diazoxide noun: a potassium channel activator which causes local relaxation in smooth muscle by increasing membrane permeability to potassium ions, used as a vasodilator to treat hypertension and in diabetes to decrease the secretion of insulin.

Noun

diazoxide (uncountable)

  1. A potassium channel activator which causes local relaxation in smooth muscle by increasing membrane permeability to potassium ions, used as a vasodilator to treat hypertension and in diabetes to decrease the secretion of insulin.

Origin of diazoxide

Blend of (benzothia)diazine + dioxide.

Questions about diazoxide

What does diazoxide mean?
Diazoxide means a potassium channel activator which causes local relaxation in smooth muscle by increasing membrane permeability to potassium ions, used as a vasodilator to treat hypertension and in diabetes to decrease the secretion of insulin.
What part of speech is diazoxide?
Diazoxide is a noun.
How do you pronounce diazoxide?
Diazoxide is pronounced /ˌdaɪ.əˈzɑkˌsaɪd/ (US).

Words near diazoxide in the dictionary

  1. diazotroph
  2. diazotrophic
  3. diazotrophically
  4. diazotrophs
  5. diazotrophy
  6. diazoxide
  7. diaëreses
  8. diaëresis
  9. dib
  10. Diba
  11. Dibabawon Manobo

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