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fluphenazine

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flu⋅phen⋅a⋅zine

[floo-fen-uh-zeen]
–noun Pharmacology.
a potent tranquilizer, C22H26F3N3OS, derived from phenothiazine and used in various forms for the management of certain neurological or psychotic disorders and for short-term treatment of acute anxiety.

Origin:
1955–60; flu(oro)- + phenazine
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flu·phen·a·zine   (flōō-fěn'ə-zēn')   
n.  A derivative of phenothiazine, C22H26F3N3OS, used for the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.

[flu(oro)- + phenazine.]
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Main Entry: flu·phen·azine
Pronunciation: flü-'fen-&-"zEn
Function: noun
: a phenothiazine tranquilizerC22H26F3N3OS used especially combined as a salt or ester —see PROLIXIN
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fluphenazine flu·phen·a·zine (fl&oomacr;-fěn'ə-zēn')
n.
A tranquilizing drug used especially in the form of its hydrochloride in psychotherapy.

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