dobutamine
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from but(yl) + do(p)amine.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /doʊˈbjuː.təˌmiːn/
Noun[edit]
dobutamine (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A strongly inotropic catecholamine administered intravenously in the form of its hydrochloride C18H23NO3·HCl especially to increase cardiac output and lower wedge pressure in heart failure and after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
References[edit]
- “dobutamine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
dobutamine f
- plural of dobutamina