Dictionary
bu•ty•ro•phe•none
Pronunciation: (byOO-tir"ō-fu-nōn'), [key]—
n. Pharm.
any of a class of antipsychotics, as haloperidol, used to relieve symptoms of schizophrenia, acute psychosis, or other severe psychiatric disorders.
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