procainamide
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹəʊˈkeɪ.nəm.ʌɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈkeɪ.nəˌmaɪd/
Noun[edit]
procainamide (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A base of an amide related to procaine (trademark Pronestyl) that is used in the form of its hydrochloride C13H21N3O·HCl as a cardiac depressant especially in the treatment of ventricular and atrial arrhythmias.
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References[edit]
- “procainamide”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “procainamide”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.