dobutamine

== English == === Etymology === Probably from but(yl) +‎ do(p)amine. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /doʊˈbjuː.təˌmiːn/ === Noun === dobutamine (uncountable) (pharmacology) A strongly inotropic catecholamine administered intravenously in the form of its hydrochloride C18H23NO3·HCl especially to increase cardiac output and lower wedge pressure in heart failure and after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery === References === “dobutamine”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Italian == === Noun === dobutamine f plural of dobutamina