doxazosin (English, noun)
expansion: doxazosin (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A drug taken orally in the form of its mesylate C₂₃H₂₅N₅O₅·CH₄O₃S to relieve urethral obstruction in benign prostatic hyperplasia and to treat hypertension. It is a derivative of quinazoline that acts to relax smooth muscle by combining with and blocking the activity of an alpha-receptor.
tags: uncountable
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