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SPIRONOLACTONE

Dictionary entry overview: What does spironolactone mean?

• SPIRONOLACTONE (noun)
The noun SPIRONOLACTONE has 1 sense:

1. a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension

Familiarity information: SPIRONOLACTONE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SPIRONOLACTONE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

Aldactone; spironolactone

Hypernyms ("spironolactone" is a kind of...):

antihypertensive; antihypertensive drug (a drug that reduces high blood pressure)

adrenal cortical steroid; corticoid; corticosteroid (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response)

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