Ziprasidone Definition
zĭ-prăsĭ-dōn
noun
An oral antipsychotic drug, C21 H21 ClN4 OS, that acts as an antagonist of multiple neurotransmitters including serotonin and norepinephrine and is used in the form of its hydrochloride or mesylate salt to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
American Heritage Medicine
Origin of Ziprasidone
(ben)z– i(so)– alteration of p(ipe)raz(ine) i(n)d(ole) –one
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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