propafenone
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German Propafenon, from Propylamino + Fen- (“alteration of Phenyl”) + -on.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹəʊˈpæf.ən.əʊn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈpæf.əˌnoʊn/
Noun
[edit]propafenone (countable and uncountable, plural propafenones)
- (pharmacology) A drug with antiarrhythmic and local anesthetic properties, used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia.
References
[edit]- “propafenone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.