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MINIPRESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Minipress mean?
• MINIPRESS (noun)
The noun MINIPRESS has 1 sense:
1. antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress)
Familiarity information: MINIPRESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Minipress; prazosin
Hypernyms ("Minipress" is a kind of...):
alpha-adrenergic blocker; alpha-adrenergic blocking agent; alpha-blocker; alpha blocker (any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder)
antihypertensive; antihypertensive drug (a drug that reduces high blood pressure)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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