Medical term:

methoxamine


methoxamine

 [mĕ-thok´sah-mēn]
a sympathomimetic amine used as a vasopressor in the treatment of acute hypotensive states, particularly to maintain blood pressure during anesthesia, and also to treat paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia; administered intramuscularly or intravenously.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

methoxamine

Cardiology A vasopressor used for hypotension and PAT; it improves performance in left ventricular dysfunction, which may be linked to exercise-induced vasodilation of airway vessels
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

methoxamine

An alpha-adrenergic agonist drug that constricts arteries and is sometimes used in emergency to raise falling or dangerously low blood pressure. A brand name is Vasoxine.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

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