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hydralazine

US/haɪˈdɹæl.əˌziːn/

hydralazine noun: a direct-acting smooth muscle relaxant used to treat hypertension by acting as a vasodilator primarily in arteries and arterioles.

hydralazine: a direct-acting smooth muscle relaxant used to treat hypertension by acting as a vasodilator...
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Noun

hydralazine (countable and uncountable, plural hydralazines)

  1. A direct-acting smooth muscle relaxant used to treat hypertension by acting as a vasodilator primarily in arteries and arterioles.

Forms of hydralazine

pluralhydralazines

Origin of hydralazine

Contraction of hydrazinophthalazine.

Words formed from hydralazine

Questions about hydralazine

What does hydralazine mean?
Hydralazine means a direct-acting smooth muscle relaxant used to treat hypertension by acting as a vasodilator primarily in arteries and arterioles.
What part of speech is hydralazine?
Hydralazine is a noun.
How do you pronounce hydralazine?
Hydralazine is pronounced /haɪˈdɹæl.əˌziːn/ (US).
What is the plural of hydralazine?
The plural of hydralazine is hydralazines.

Words near hydralazine in the dictionary

  1. hydragog
  2. hydragogs
  3. hydragogue
  4. hydragogues
  5. hydrail
  6. hydralazine
  7. hydralazines
  8. hydralike
  9. hydram
  10. hydramide
  11. hydramides

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