CLONIDINE


Meaning of CLONIDINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈklä-nə-ˌdēn, ˈklō-, -ˌdīn ]

noun

Etymology: c h lo r- + a n iline + im id e + -ine (II)

Date: 1970

: an antihypertensive drug C 9 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 used especially to treat essential hypertension, to prevent migraine headache, and to diminish opioid and nicotine withdrawal symptoms

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