trihexyphenidyl
/ˌtrʌɪhɛksɪˈfɛnɪdʌɪl/ /ˌtrʌɪhɛksɪˈfɛnɪdɪl/ /ˌtrʌɪhɛksɪˈfiːnɪdʌɪl/Pharmacology
noun
An antimuscarinic drug that has an antispasmodic action on smooth muscle and is used to treat parkinsonism and some other movement disorders; also called benzhexol.
- Chemical name: 1-cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-3-piperidinopropan-1-ol C20H31NO.A trademark for this drug is Artane. This and other antimuscarinic drugs are sometimes abused for their psychoactive, especially hallucinogenic, properties..
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Journal of the American Medical Association. From tri- + -hexy- + phen- + -id- + -yl.
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