Meanings
nounamiodarone (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicinean antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₅H₂₉I₂NO₃·HCl and used to treat life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective
Similar
Cordarone
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
- Englishami(no)-
- Proto-Hellenic*wion
- Ancient Greekἴον (íon)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)
- Englishiodo-
- Englishiod-
- Old Tupikumar
- Frenchcoumarou
- Frenchcoumarine
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- English(coum)arone
- Englishamiodarone
From ami(no)- + iod- + (coum)arone (“benzofuran”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan amiodarona
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Finnish amiodaroni
- amiodaroniTranslations
German Amiodaron
- AmiodaronTranslations
Greek αμιωδαρόνη
- αμιωδαρόνη (amiodaróni)Translations
Portuguese amiodarona
- amiodaronaTranslations
Russian амиодаро́н
- амиодаро́н (amiodarón)Translations
Spanish amiodarona
- amiodaronaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
amiodarone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amiodarone
MLA
“amiodarone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amiodarone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amiodarone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amiodarone.
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