propafenone
English
editEtymology
editFrom German Propafenon, from Propylamino + Fen- (“alteration of Phenyl”) + -on.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹəʊˈpæf.ən.əʊn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈpæf.əˌnoʊn/
Noun
editpropafenone (countable and uncountable, plural propafenones)
- (pharmacology) A drug with antiarrhythmic and local anesthetic properties, used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia.
References
edit- “propafenone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.