oxymetazoline
[ ok-see-muh-taz-uh-leen, -met-uh-zoh- ]
/ ˌɒk si məˈtæz əˌlin, -ˈmɛt ə zoʊ- /
noun Pharmacology.
a sympathomimetic drug, C16H24N2O, used as a topical, long-lasting nasal decongestant.
Origin of oxymetazoline
by rearrangement of parts of one of its chemical names
Words nearby oxymetazoline
oxyhaemoglobin,
oxyheme,
oxyhemochromogen,
oxyhemoglobin,
oxyhydrogen,
oxymetazoline,
oxymoron,
oxymorphone,
oxymyoglobin,
oxyneurine,
oxyntic
Medical definitions for oxymetazoline
oxymetazoline
[ ŏk′sē-mĭ-tăz′ə-lēn′, -mĕt′ə-zō- ]
n.
A vasoconstricting drug that is used topically in the form of its hydrochloride to reduce nasal congestion.