hydralazine
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7.3
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels
- noun
- /haɪˈdræl əˌzin/
- Specialized
:
hidralazina
- Patients who took hydralazine often reported feeling more comfortable and relaxed.
Examples
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For example, hydralazine and isoniazid are inactivated by acetylation, a process involving enzyme action.
Academic text (2011) -
The doctor prescribed hydralazine to help lower her high blood pressure.
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After starting treatment with hydralazine, his blood pressure decreased significantly.
Synonyms
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7.2
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure by widening blood vessels
is the generic name used for the same blood pressure medication
Surface Forms
hydralazine singular
hydralazines plural
Etymology
Hydralazine looks like it has hydra- (like hydro-) meaning 'water' and the ending -azine found in some medicine names. A helpful way to remember it is that this medicine helps blood 'flow' more like water by relaxing blood vessels, so it lowers high blood pressure.