NAPHAZOLINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does naphazoline mean? 

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

1. vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• NAPHAZOLINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

naphazoline; Privine; Sudafed

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

nasal decongestant (a decongestant that provides temporary relief of nasal symptoms of the common cold and rhinitis and upper respiratory infections)

pressor; vasoconstrictive; vasoconstrictor (any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure)

 Context examples 

The hydrochloride salt form of naphazoline, an imidazole derivative and a direct-acting sympathomimetic amine with vasoconstrictive properties.

(Naphazoline Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon ocular administration, naphazoline exerts its effect by acting on alpha-adrenergic receptors in the arterioles of the conjunctiva to produce vasoconstriction, resulting in decreased conjunctival congestion and diminished itching, irritation and redness.

(Naphazoline, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon ocular administration, naphazoline hydrochloride exerts its effect by acting on alpha-adrenergic receptors in the arterioles of the conjunctiva to produce vasoconstriction, resulting in decreased conjunctival congestion and diminished itching, irritation and redness.

(Naphazoline Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)