nitroprusside
nitroprusside (sodium nitroprusside) (ny-troh-prus-syd) n. a cyanide-containing drug used in the emergency treatment of high blood pressure. Given by controlled infusion into a vein, its effects and level in the blood must be closely monitored.
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