HyperDic: encainide

English > 1 sense of the word encainide:
NOUNartifactencainide, Enkaidantiarrhythmic drug (trade name Enkaid) used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias but increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients
English > encainide: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaningantiarrhythmic drug (trade name Enkaid) used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias but increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients.
SynonymEnkaid
Broaderantiarrhythmic, antiarrhythmic drug, antiarrhythmic medicationA drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm

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