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PHENYLEPHRINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A powerful vasoconstrictor used to dilate the pupils and relieve nasal congestion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("phenylephrine" is a kind of...):
adrenergic; adrenergic drug (drug that has the effects of epinephrine)
Context examples:
The bitartrate salt form of phenylephrine, a direct-acting sympathomimetic amine chemically related to adrenaline and ephedrine with potent vasoconstricting activity.
(Phenylephrine Bitartrate, NCI Thesaurus)
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