meta·ram·i·nol .met-ə-'ram-ə-.nȯl, -.nōl n a sympathomimetic drug used in the form of its bitartrate C9H13NO2·C4H6O6 esp. as a vasoconstrictor to raise or maintain blood pressure
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a sympathomimetic drug that stimulates alpha receptors and is used as a vasoconstrictor to treat severe hypotension. It is administered by injection. Trade name: Aramine.
Medical dictionary. 2011.