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haloperidol definition

halo·peri·dol (hal′ō per′ə dôl, -däl′)

noun

a powerful tranquilizer, CHClFNO, used in treating schizophrenia, Tourette's syndrome, nausea, etc.

Etymology: halo- + (pi)perid(ine) + -ol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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