phenoxybenzamine

[ fi-nok-see-ben-zuh-meen ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. an alpha blocker, C 1 8 H 2 2 ClNO, used to dilate vascular peripheral blood vessels in the treatment of Raynaud's disease and in pheochromocytoma.

Word History and Origins

Origin of phenoxybenzamine¹

phen(o)- + oxy- ² + benzamine

Example Sentences

The clean-sheets pill A drug is being developed in the UK based on phenoxybenzamine and thioridazine, which have been found to stop muscle contraction in the vas deferens so that sperm isn’t pushed forward.

From The Guardian

He recommends giving massive doses of hydrocortisone. or of phenoxybenzamine, a new drug not yet released for general use.

From Time Magazine Archive

They gave reserpine first, then nerve-blocking drugs, hydralazine and veratrum compounds, finally phenoxybenzamine.

From Time Magazine Archive