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Meaning of "hexamethonium" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEXAMETHONIUM

hexamethonium  [ˌheksəmɪˈθəʊnɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEXAMETHONIUM

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Hexamethonium is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HEXAMETHONIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hexamethonium

Hexamethonium is a non-depolarising ganglionic blocker, a nicotinic nACh receptor antagonist that acts in autonomic ganglia by binding mostly in or on the NN receptor, and not the acetylcholine binding site itself. It does not have any effect on the muscarinic acetylcholine receptors located on target organs of the parasympathetic nervous system but acts as antagonist at the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors located in sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia.

Definition of hexamethonium in the English dictionary

The definition of hexamethonium in the dictionary is a ganglionic blocker used to relieve hypertension.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEXAMETHONIUM


ammonium
əˈməʊnɪəm
conium
ˈkəʊnɪəm
decamethonium
ˌdekəməˈθəʊnɪəm
diazonium
ˌdaɪəˈzəʊnɪəm
erythronium
ˌɛrɪˈθrəʊnɪəm
euphonium
juːˈfəʊnɪəm
harmonium
hɑːˈməʊnɪəm
Iconium
aɪˈkəʊnɪəm
ionium
aɪˈəʊnɪəm
meconium
mɪˈkəʊnɪəm
pandaemonium
ˌpændaɪˈməʊnɪəm
pandemonium
ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm
pelargonium
ˌpɛləˈɡəʊnɪəm
phosphonium
fɒsˈfəʊnɪəm
plutonium
pluːˈtəʊnɪəm
polemonium
ˌpɒlɪˈməʊnɪəm
polonium
pəˈləʊnɪəm
positronium
ˌpɒzɪˈtrəʊnɪəm
stramonium
strəˈməʊnɪəm
zirconium
zɜːˈkəʊnɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEXAMETHONIUM

hexahemeric
hexahemeron
hexahydrate
hexahydrated
hexahydropiridine
hexahydropyrazine
hexameral
hexamerism
hexamerous
hexameter
hexamethylenetetramine
hexametral
hexametric
hexametrical
hexametrise
hexametrist
hexametrize
hexamine
hexandrian
hexandrous

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEXAMETHONIUM

aluminium
Andymonium
archegonium
ascogonium
carpogonium
coronium
cuprammonium
hormogonium
hydroxonium
muonium
oogonium
opsonium
Ponzimonium
purdonium
spermagonium
spermatogonium
spermogonium
sporogonium
sulphonium
syconium
zonal pelargonium

Synonyms and antonyms of hexamethonium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hexamethonium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEXAMETHONIUM

Find out the translation of hexamethonium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hexamethonium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hexamethonium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

六甲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hexametonium
570 millions of speakers

English

hexamethonium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hexamethonium
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هيكساميثونيوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гексаметония
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hexametônio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hexamethonium
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

héxaméthonium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hexamethonium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hexamethonium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘキサメトニウム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

헥사 메 토늄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hexamethonium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hexamethonium
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hexamethonium
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेक्सामेथोनियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

haksametonyum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esametonio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heksametoniowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гексаметоній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hexametoniu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξαμεθονίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hexamethonium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hexamethonium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hexamethonium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hexamethonium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEXAMETHONIUM»

The term «hexamethonium» is normally little used and occupies the 130.184 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEXAMETHONIUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hexamethonium» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hexamethonium» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hexamethonium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEXAMETHONIUM»

Discover the use of hexamethonium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hexamethonium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Recent Advances in the Science and Technology of Zeolites ...
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE USE OF HEXAMETHONIUM SALTS AS STRUCTURE DIRECTING AGENTS IN ZEOLITE SYNTHESIS Bats, N.1, Rouleau , L.1, Paillaud, J.-L.2, Caullet, P.2, Mathieu, Y.2 and Lacombe, S.1 'institut Francais ...
Eric Van Steen, Linda H. Callanan, 2004
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Kaplan Medical USMLE Step 1 Qbook
Hexamethonium (ganglionic blocker) would lower blood pressure and increase heart rate by blocking the predominant tone of the arterioles (sympathetic) and the heart (parasympathetic). Phentolamine (alpha antagonist) would lower blood  ...
Kaplan, Michael Manley, 2008
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Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors
Examination of the inhibition of rat submandibular ganglion nicotinic receptors by hexamethonium indicate an open channel block mechanism. Additionally, recovery from inhibition seems to be dependent upon the subsequent application of ...
Francesco Clementi, Diego Fornasari, Cecilia Gotti, 2000
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Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of ...
Tetanic fade and the effects of hexamethonium . A . Control stimulation . Rapid stimulation of muscle contraction relies on presynaptic acetylcholine autoreceptors that provide positive feedback and thereby increase the amount of acetylcholine ...
David E. Golan, Armen H. Tashjian, Ehrin J. Armstrong, 2011
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Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacokinetics: An ...
(d) Consider the following data: Percent absorbed by oral route Hexamethonium chloride 5 Pentolinium tartrate 4 Mecamylamine hydrochloride 50 Why are hexamethonium chloride and pentolinium tartrate poorly absorbed compared with ...
Notari, 1986
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Mathematical modelling and electrophysiological monitoring ...
The measured osmolalities of the hexamethonium containing perilymphs were 298 mOsm for hexamethonium control and 299 mOsm for choline plus hexamethonium. These values were similar to that of the control perilymph (303 i 6 mOsm).
Greg A. O'Beirne, 2005
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Learning Pharmacology Through MCQ
Both guanethidine and hexamethonium will block responses of the 1. guinea-pig vas deferens to stimulation through the hypogastric nerve. 2. coaxially stimulated guinea-pig ileum preparation. 3. Finkleman preparation of rabbit ileum ...
B. J. Large, I. E. Hughes, 1990
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Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal ...
HEXAMETHONIUM Risk Factor < Antihypertensive :ETAL RISK RECOMMENDATION: Limited Human Data - No Relevant Animal Data ) MMENDATION: No Human Data - Potential Toxicity FETAL RISK SUMMARY No reports linking the use of ...
Gerald G. Briggs, Roger K. Freeman, Sumner J. Yaffe, 2008
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PROGRESS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
The failure of hexamethonium, 50 mg/ kg i.p., or adrenalectomy [98] to block this action of physostigmine agrees with the inability of hexamethonium at similar dose levels (10-20 mg/kg i.v.) and of adrenalectomy to abolish the pressor response ...
G. P. Ellis, G. B. West, 2011
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Hypertension-Humoral and Neurogenic Factors
McMIcHAEL: Yes, but the attack may produce the (edema, and then later on organization takes place and you get a pulmonary type of dyspncea from the fibroid changes. RosENHEIM: I should have thought that “hexamethonium lungs”,  ...
CIBA Foundation Symposium, 2009

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEXAMETHONIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hexamethonium is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scripps National Spelling Bee: 5 tips and tricks to spell better
How about “hexamethonium?” Robin Roper can. The Severn River Middle School student is ready to face-off in this year's Scripps National ... «ABC15.com, May 13»
2
Nicotine 'obesity drug' needs more study
... or one of three other chemicals that bind to nicotine receptors in the brain These chemicals ? hexamethonium, cytosine and mecamylamine ... «NHS Choices, Jun 11»
3
High-throughput synthesis and catalytic properties of a molecular …
We note that, owing to the size of the structure-directing agent, which is smaller than the zeolite pore diameter, 25% of the hexamethonium ... «Nature.com, Oct 06»

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