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A vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension
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minoxidil
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n. a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness [syn: Loniten , Rogaine ]
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Minoxidil is an antihypertensive vasodilator medication . It also slows hair loss and promotes hair regrowth in some people. Now off-patent, it is available over the counter for the treatment of androgenic alopecia .
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n. (context pharmaceutical drug English) A compound used orally as a vasodilator to treat hypertension and topically to reverse baldness.
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