MINOXIDIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does minoxidil mean? 

• MINOXIDIL (noun)
  The noun MINOXIDIL has 1 sense:

1. a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MINOXIDIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Loniten; minoxidil; Rogaine

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

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

 Context examples 

Minoxidil is converted into its active metabolite minoxidil sulphate by sulphotransferase enzymes.

(Minoxidil, NCI Thesaurus)

Minoxidil sulphate exerts its antihypertensive effect by opening of plasma membrane adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive potassium channels (KATP channels), thereby directly and rapidly relaxing arteriolar smooth muscle and subsequent reduction of elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure by decreasing peripheral vascular resistance.

(Minoxidil, NCI Thesaurus)