prazosin
/ˈpreɪzə(ʊ)sɪn/Pharmacology
noun
An alpha blocker used chiefly as a smooth muscle relaxant, especially in the treatment of hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- Prazosin is a tetracyclic compound incorporating quinazoline, piperazine, and furan rings; C19H21N5O4..
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Journal Clinical Pharmacology. Perhaps from p- and -raz- + -o- + -in, with apparently arbitrary insertion of -s-.
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