MECAMYLAMINE


Meaning of MECAMYLAMINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌme-kə-ˈmi-lə-ˌmēn ]

noun

Etymology: from Mecamylamine, a trademark

Date: 1955

: a drug that is used orally in the form of its hydrochloride C 11 H 21 N·HCl as a ganglionic blocking agent to effect a rapid lowering of severely elevated blood pressure

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