minoxidil
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- noun
- /mɪˈnɒksɪdɪl/
- Specialized
- Minoxidil.
- topical minoxidil
- minoxidil hair
- minoxidil treatment
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Watch on YouTubeHow do people arrive at the correct dosage for minoxidil?
- How do people arrive at the correct dosage for minoxidil?
- But but minoxidil makes a pill as well.
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They're just randomly seeded with minoxidil.
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Yeah, if you mean minoxidil and various topical synthetic anti-androgens.
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Right down to that bald spot I had to rub that Minoxidil on every night.
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You were one of the first test cases for minoxidil, weren't you?
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Rogaine started out as minoxidil, a drug for high blood pressure.
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He was looking at me with tears in his eyes and saying, "Am I a candidate for minoxidil?"
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And then I have a nightly concoction that includes a few things like Minoxidil and a few others.
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Are you using Minoxidil?
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Minoxidil is often recommended as a treatment for minoxidil male-pattern baldness.
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Using minoxidil can help promote hair growth and decrease hair loss.
Synonyms
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A medicine you put on the scalp to help hair grow
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A drug used to make blood vessels wider to treat very high blood pressure
Surface Forms
Etymology
Minoxidil is a modern drug name made from small chemical parts like min-, oxi-, and -dil. A helpful way to remember it is that oxi- looks like 'oxygen' and -dil reminds you of 'widen', so the name fits a medicine that widens blood vessels and, when put on the scalp, can help hair grow.