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antiarrhythmic drug vs mexiletine

mexiletine vs antiarrhythmic drug

antiarrhythmic drug and mexiletine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antiarrhythmic drug Yes No No No
mexiletine Yes No No No
As nouns, mexiletine is a hyponym of antiarrhythmic drug; that is, mexiletine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than antiarrhythmic drug:
  • antiarrhythmic drug: a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm
  • mexiletine: antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Mexitil) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias
Other hyponyms of antiarrhythmic drug include amiodarone, Cordarone, encainide, Enkaid, flecainide, Tambocor, Mexitil, Quinidex, quinidine, Quinora, tocainide, Tonocard.
antiarrhythmic drug (noun) mexiletine (noun)
a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Mexitil) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias
Difference between antiarrhythmic drug and mexiletine

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