PHENAZOPYRIDINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phenazopyridine mean? 

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

1. analgesic (trade name Pyridium) used to treat urinary tract infections

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHENAZOPYRIDINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Analgesic (trade name Pyridium) used to treat urinary tract infections

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

phenazopyridine; Pyridium

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

analgesic; anodyne; pain pill; painkiller (a medicine used to relieve pain)

 Context examples 

Side effects of phenazopyridine hydrochloride administration can include nausea, interference with the oxygen-carrying capacity of red blood cells (methemoglobinemia), hemolytic anemia as well as renal and hepatic toxicity.

(Phenazopyridine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)