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ALPHA METHYL DOPA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alpha methyl dopa mean? 

ALPHA METHYL DOPA (noun)
  The noun ALPHA METHYL DOPA has 1 sense:

1. antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressureplay

  Familiarity information: ALPHA METHYL DOPA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALPHA METHYL DOPA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Aldomet; alpha methyl dopa; methyldopa

Hypernyms ("alpha methyl dopa" is a kind of...):

antihypertensive; antihypertensive drug (a drug that reduces high blood pressure)


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