perphenazine

[ per-fen-uh-zeen, -zin ]
/ pərˈfɛn əˌzin, -zɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

a crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C21H26ClN3OS, used chiefly as a tranquilizer and in the treatment of intractable hiccoughs and nausea and vomiting.

Origin of perphenazine

First recorded in 1955–60; per- + phen(othi)azine

Medical definitions for perphenazine

perphenazine
[ pər-fĕnə-zēn′ ]

n.

A crystalline compound used as a tranquilizer especially in the treatment of psychosis and to prevent or alleviate nausea and vomiting.