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bu⋅ty⋅ro⋅phe⋅none

  [byoo-tir-oh-fuh-nohn]
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–noun Pharmacology.
any of a class of antipsychotics, as haloperidol, used to relieve symptoms of schizophrenia, acute psychosis, or other severe psychiatric disorders.
Origin:
1940–45; butyr(ic) + -o- + phen- + -one
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bu·ty·ro·phe·none   (byōō-tĭr'ō-fə-nōn', byōō'tə-rō-)   
n.  Any of a group of neuroleptic drugs, such as haloperidol, administered in the treatment of acute psychotic episodes, schizophrenia, and other psychiatric disorders.

[butyr(ic) + phen- + -one.]
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Main Entry: bu·ty·ro·phe·none
Pronunciation: "byüt-&-(")rO-f&-'nOn
Function: noun
: any of a class of antipsychoticdrugs (as haloperidol) used especially in the treatment of schizophrenia
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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butyrophenone bu·ty·ro·phe·none (by&oomacr;-tĭr'ō-fə-nōn', by&oomacr;'tə-rō-)
n.
Any of a group of neuroleptic drugs, such as haloperidol, administered in the treatment of acute psychotic episodes, schizophrenia, and other psychiatric disorders.

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