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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
bethanechol
 
SYLLABICATION:be·than·e·chol
PRONUNCIATION:  b-thn-kôl, -kl
NOUN: 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.
ETYMOLOGY:Perhaps beth- (blend of beta and methyl) + –ane + chol(ine).
 
 
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