noun
an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
• Syn: ↑hydralazine
• Hypernyms: ↑antihypertensive, ↑antihypertensive drug, ↑vasodilator, ↑vasodilative
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/euh pres"euh leen'/, Pharm., Trademark.
a brand of hydralazine.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.