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thioridazine

thioridazine

1 9.9
A medicine used to treat schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses
  • noun
  • /θɪəˈrɪdəziːn/
  • Archaic
translation icon : tioridazina
  • After adjusting the dosage of thioridazine, the patient's symptoms improved significantly.

Examples

  • Thioridazine, 150 milligrams.

  • The doctor prescribed thioridazine to help manage the patient's schizophrenia.

  • You have a schizophrenic on thioridazine.

  • He wasn't responding to the thioridazine, so we attempted alternative treatment methods.

  • Dr. Cutler: I'm treating him with Thioridazine, 300 milligrams, T.I.D.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Researchers are studying the long-term effects of thioridazine on individuals with psychotic disorders.

Synonyms

Thorazine
vsthioridazine
  • Specialized
12 7.4

A medicine that calms people with serious mental illness and helps them sleep

is a different specific medicine used for similar conditions
antipsychotic drug
vsthioridazine
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A medicine that calms serious mental problems like hearing or seeing things that are not there

is one specific medicine within that class
chlorpromazine
vsthioridazine
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A medicine that treats severe mental problems like hallucinations and strong agitation

is a different specific medicine used for the same purpose
Mellaril
vsthioridazine
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A drug used in the past to treat serious mental illness

is the generic name rather than the trademark
fluphenazine
vsthioridazine
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A strong medicine that treats schizophrenia and other severe mental conditions

is a different medication with a similar calming use
neuroleptic drug
vsthioridazine
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A medicine that calms serious mental illness like schizophrenia

is a single medicine, not the whole drug class
thiothixene
vsthioridazine
  • Specialized
9.9

A drug used to calm people with schizophrenia or other serious mental illness

is another specific medicine with the same therapeutic aim
sertindole
vsthioridazine
  • Specialized
9.9

A medicine that treats schizophrenia

is a different single medicine used for similar disorders

Surface Forms

thioridazine singular
thioridazines plural

Morphology

thioridazine = thio + ridazine

A specialised chemical/trade name formed from technical combining elements ('thio-' + 'ridazine') that is not interpretable by a general B1 learner from its parts.

Etymology

Thioridazine starts with thio-, which means 'sulfur', and ends with -azine, a common part of many drug names. A helpful way to remember thioridazine is that it is a sulfur-containing medicine used to calm people with schizophrenia and other serious mental illness.