[mi-nok-si-dil] 
| a potent peripheral vasodilator used in the treatment of severe hypertension, also applied topically to promote hair growth in some types of baldness. |
| mi·nox·i·dil (mə-nŏk'sĭ-dĭl') n. A vasodilator, C9H15N5O, administered orally for the treatment of hypertension and used topically to promote the regrowth of hair in male pattern baldness. [(a)min(o)- + oxid(e) + -il (alteration of -yl).] |
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