amiodarone
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ami(no)- + iod- + (coum)arone (“benzofuran”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈmi.əd.əˌɹoʊn/, /ˌæm.iˈoʊ.dəˌɹoʊn/
Noun[edit]
amiodarone (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) an antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its hydrochloride C25H29I2NO3·HCl and used to treat life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia
- Hypernyms: amine, benzofuran, ether, ketone, organoiodine
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References[edit]
- “amiodarone”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.