Medical Dictionary

droperidol

noun dro·per·i·dol \drō-ˈper-ə-ˌdl\

Medical Definition of DROPERIDOL

:  a butyrophenone tranquilizer C22H22FN3O2 used as a premedication for surgery, as an antiemetic in cancer chemotherapy, and as an antipsychotic in severely disturbed psychotic states

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