sotalol
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so·ta·lol
(sō′tə-lôl′, -lōl′)n.
A beta-blocker drug, C12H20N2O3S, used in its hydrochloride form to treat certain cardiac arrhythmias.
[Alteration of sorta (because sotalol is only "sort of" a beta-blocker, since it also has antiarrhythmic effects related to the cellular transport of potassium ions) + (proprano)lol.]
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sotalol
n sotalol mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.