PENTOXIFYLLINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pentoxifylline mean? 

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

1. a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PENTOXIFYLLINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pentoxifylline; Trental

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

drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

 Context examples 

Pentoxifylline inhibits phosphodiesterase, resulting in increased levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) in erythrocytes, endothelium, and the surrounding tissues.

(Pentoxifylline, NCI Thesaurus)