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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)play

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


 Dictionary entry details 


MINIPRESS (noun)


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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