dobutamine
English
editEtymology
editProbably from but(yl) + do(p)amine.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /doʊˈbjuː.təˌmiːn/
Noun
editdobutamine (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
editNoun
editdobutamine f
- plural of dobutamina