DIAZOXIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diazoxide mean? 

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

1. vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIAZOXIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

diazoxide; Hyperstat

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

vasodilative; vasodilator (a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels)

 Context examples 

Diazoxide also has antidiuretic and hypoglycemic effects.

(Diazoxide, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Diazoxide increases membrane permeability to potassium ions in vascular smooth muscle, thereby stabilizing the membrane action potential and preventing vascular smooth muscle contraction; this results in peripheral vasodilatation and decreases in peripheral vascular resistance.

(Diazoxide, NCI Thesaurus)