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alprostadil
al·pros·ta·dil
[
al próstəd'l
]
noun
Definition:
vasodilator drug:
a drug that dilates blood vessels. Use: treatment of impotence, prevention of coagulation, treatment of neonates.
[
Late 20th century. <al- + -prost-,
inn
stem + -a- + vasodilator
]
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