amiodarone

== English == === Etymology === From ami(no)- +‎ iod- +‎ (coum)arone (“benzofuran”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˈmi.əd.əˌɹoʊn/, /ˌæm.iˈoʊ.dəˌɹoʊn/ === Noun === amiodarone (uncountable) (pharmacology) an antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its hydrochloride C25H29I2NO3·HCl and used to treat life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia Hypernyms: amine, benzofuran, ether, ketone, organoiodine ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “amiodarone”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.