tadalafil
English
editEtymology
editFrom [Term?] + -afil (“inhibitor of phosphodiesterase PDE5 with vasodilator action”).
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Pronunciation
editNoun
edittadalafil (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A drug, C22H19N3O4, that is used to treat erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia and functions similarly to sildenafil. It is marketed under the trademark Cialis.
Translations
editSSRI antidepressant drugs
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References
edit- “tadalafil”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
French
editNoun
edittadalafil m (uncountable)
Italian
editNoun
edittadalafil m