doxazosin

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US/dɑkˈseɪ.zəs.ɪn/

noun

A drug taken orally in the form of its mesylate C₂₃H₂₅N₅O₅·CH₄O₃S to relieve urethral obstruction in benign prostatic hyperplasia and to treat hypertension. It is a derivative of quinazoline that acts to relax smooth muscle by combining with and blocking the activity of an alpha-receptor.

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Meanings

noundoxazosin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA drug taken orally in the form of its mesylate C₂₃H₂₅N₅O₅·CH₄O₃S to relieve urethral obstruction in benign prostatic hyperplasia and to treat hypertension. It is a derivative of quinazoline that acts to relax smooth muscle by combining with and blocking the activity of an alpha-receptor.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan antihypertensive drug (trade name Cardura) that works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood passes through them more easily; it is also used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia

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Cardura
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antihypertensiveantihypertensive drug

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Origin

Probably from (benzo)d(i)ox(ane) + -azosin.

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APA

doxazosin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doxazosin

MLA

“doxazosin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doxazosin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doxazosin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doxazosin.

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