CHLORPROMAZINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chlorpromazine mean? 

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

1. a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHLORPROMAZINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chlorpromazine; Thorazine

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

antipsychotic; antipsychotic agent; antipsychotic drug; major tranquilizer; major tranquilliser; major tranquillizer; neuroleptic; neuroleptic agent; neuroleptic drug (tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired)

phenothiazine; thiodiphenylamine (a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites)

 Context examples 

Chlorpromazine hydrochloride exerts its antipsychotic effect by blocking postsynaptic dopamine receptors in cortical and limbic areas of the brain, thereby preventing the excess of dopamine in the brain.

(Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorpromazine exerts its antipsychotic effect by blocking postsynaptic dopamine receptors in cortical and limbic areas of the brain, thereby preventing the excess of dopamine in the brain.

(Chlorpromazine, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorpromazine appears to exert its anti-emetic activity by blocking the dopamine receptors in the chemical trigger zone (CTZ) in the brain, thereby relieving nausea and vomiting.

(Chlorpromazine, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorpromazine hydrochloride appears to exert its anti-emetic activity by blocking the dopamine receptors in the chemical trigger zone (CTZ) in the brain, thereby relieving nausea and vomiting.

(Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of chlorpromazine, a phenothiazine and traditional antipsychotic agent with anti-emetic activity.

(Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)