Bretylium

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An antiarrhythmic agent that blocks the release of noradrenaline from nerve terminals. uncountable

Etymology

From br(omobenzyl) + ethyl + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

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