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Definition of 'CHLORPROMAZINE'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) chlorpromazine
a crystalline powder derived from phenothiazine, used chiefly as an antipsychotic and to control nausea.

Etymology: (1950–55; chlor - +pro (pyl ) + (a )m (ine ) +azine)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) chlorpromazine, Thorazine
a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer

Definition of 'CHLORPROMAZINE'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. CHLORPROMAZINE
The prototypical phenothiazine antipsychotic drug. Like the other drugs in this class chlorpromazine's antipsychotic actions are thought to be due to long-term adaptation by the brain to blocking DOPAMINE RECEPTORS. Chlorpromazine has several other actions and therapeutic uses, including as an antiemetic and in the treatment of intractable hiccup.

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