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phen•tol•a•mine
Pronunciation: (fen-tol'u-mēn", -min), [key]—
n. Pharm.
an alpha blocker, C
17H
19N
3O, used to reduce hypertensive states caused by a catecholamine excess, as in the treatment of pheochromocytoma.
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