Definition of Quinidine

1. Noun. Cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias.


Definition of Quinidine

1. n. An alkaloid isomeric with, and resembling, quinine, found in certain species of cinchona, from which it is extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance; conchinine. It is used somewhat as a febrifuge.

Definition of Quinidine

1. Noun. (organic compound medicine) An isomer of quinine that is used as an antiarrhythmic agent ¹

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Definition of Quinidine

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Quinidine

1. An alkaloid isomeric with, and resembling, quinine, found in certain species of cinchona, from which it is extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance; conchinine. It is used somewhat as a febrifuge. Alternative forms: chinidine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quinidine

quines
quinestradiol
quinestrol
quinethazone
quingestanol
quingestanol acetate
quinhydrone
quinhydrone electrode
quinhydrones
quinia
quinible
quinic
quinic acid
quinicine
quinicines
quinidine (current term)
quinidine-3-hydroxylase
quinidine polygalacturonate
quinidine sulfate
quinidines
quinie
quiniela
quinielas
quinies
quinin
quinina
quininas
quinindoline
quinindolines
quinine

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