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)

1. (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.