CATAPRES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Catapres mean? 

• CATAPRES (noun)
  The noun CATAPRES has 1 sense:

1. an antihypertensive (trade name Catapres) that can be administered orally or via transdermal patches

  Familiarity information: CATAPRES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CATAPRES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antihypertensive (trade name Catapres) that can be administered orally or via transdermal patches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Catapres; clonidine

Hypernyms ("Catapres" is a kind of...):

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

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

 Context examples 

Catapres is a type of antihypertensive agent and a type of alpha-adrenergic agonist.

(Catapres, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Catapres.

(Clonidine hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)