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procainamide

noun pro·cain·amide
\(ˌ)prō-ˈkān-ə-ˌmīd, -məd; -ˌkān-ˈam-əd\

Medical Definition of PROCAINAMIDE

:  a base of an amide related to procaine that is used in the form of its hydrochloride C13H21N3O·HCl as a cardiac depressant especially in the treatment of ventricular and atrial arrhythmias—see pronestyl

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