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dipyridamole

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di⋅pyr⋅id⋅a⋅mole

[dahy-pir-i-duh-mohl, -puh-rid-uh-]
–noun Pharmacology.
a yellow crystalline powder, C24H40N8O4, used prophylactically for angina pectoris and in combination with other drugs to reduce thrombus formation.

Origin:
di- 1 + pyri(mi)d(ine) + am(ino)- + -ole, perh. -ole 2
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di·pyr·id·a·mole   (dī-pĭr'ĭ-də-mōl', -pə-rĭd'ə-)   
n.  A drug, C24H40N8O4, that acts as a coronary vasodilator and is used in the long-term treatment of angina pectoris and as an antiplatelet agent.

[di-1 + pyrid(ine) + -am(ine) + -ole.]
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Main Entry: di·pyr·i·dam·ole
Pronunciation: (')dI-"pir-&-'dam-"ol, -"Ol
Function: noun
: a drugC24H40N8O4 used as a coronary vasodilator —see PERSANTINE
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dipyridamole di·pyr·id·a·mole (dī-pĭr'ĭ-də-mōl', -pə-rĭd'ə-)
n.
A drug that acts as a coronary vasodilator and is used in the long-term treatment of angina pectoris.

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