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APRESOLINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Apresoline mean? 

APRESOLINE (noun)
  The noun APRESOLINE has 1 sense:

1. an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failureplay

  Familiarity information: APRESOLINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


APRESOLINE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Apresoline; hydralazine

Hypernyms ("Apresoline" is a kind of...):

antihypertensive; antihypertensive drug (a drug that reduces high blood pressure)

vasodilative; vasodilator (a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels)


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