phenoxybenzamine
English
Etymology
From phenoxy + benzyl + amine.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /fɪˌnɑk.siˈbɛn.zəˌmiːn/
Noun
phenoxybenzamine (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A drug that blocks the activity of alpha-receptors and is used in the form of its hydrochloride C18H22ClNO·HCl especially to treat hypertension and sweating due to pheochromocytoma.
References
- “phenoxybenzamine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary