amiodarone

English

Chemical structure of amiodarone

Etymology

From ami(no)- +‎ iod- +‎ (coum)arone (“benzofuran”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /əˈmi.əd.əˌɹoʊn/, /ˌæm.iˈoʊ.dəˌɹoʊn/

Noun

amiodarone (uncountable)

(pharmacology) an antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₅H₂₉I₂NO₃·HCl and used to treat life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia
Hypernyms: amine, benzofuran, ether, ketone, organoiodine

Derived terms

amiodarone hydrochloride
-arone
desethylamiodarone

Translations

Translations

Catalan: amiodarona f
Finnish: amiodaroni
German: Amiodaron
Portuguese: amiodarona f
Russian: амиодаро́н (ru) m (amiodarón)
Spanish: amiodarona f

References

“amiodarone”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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