Medical term:
thiodiphenylamine
phenothiazine
[fe″no-thi´ah-zēn]any of a group of having a similar tricyclic structure and acting as potent dopaminergic and alpha-adrenergic blocking agents, as well as having hypotensive, antispasmodic, antihistaminic, analgesic, sedative, and antiemetic activity.
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phe·no·thi·a·zine
(fē'nō-thī'ă-zēn),A compound formerly used extensively for the treatment of intestinal nematodes in animals; without central nervous system depressant activity itself, it serves as the parent compound for synthesis of a large number of antipsychotic compounds, including chlorpromazine, thioridazine, perphenazine, and fluphenazine.
Synonym(s): thiodiphenylamine
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phenothiazine
(fē′nō-thī′ə-zēn′, -nə-)n.
1. A yellow organic compound, C12H9NS, used in insecticides, livestock anthelmintics, and dyes.
2. Any of a group of drugs derived from this compound and used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia.
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phenothiazine
A class of antipsychotics and tranquilizers–eg, chlorpromazine, compazine, prochlorperazine, thioridazine, thorazine, possibly used as an antiemeticMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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