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bethanechol

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be·than·e·chol  (b-thn-kôl, -kl)
n.
A cholinergic drug, C7H17ClN2O2, that acts principally by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system and is used in the form of its chloride to treat urinary retention.

[Perhaps beth- (blend of beta and methyl) + -ane + chol(ine).]


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