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AMIODARONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective
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Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("amiodarone" is a kind of...):
antiarrhythmic; antiarrhythmic drug; antiarrhythmic medication (a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm)