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Decongestant

PharmacologyOtolaryngologyEssential

A drug that narrows blood vessels in the nose to relieve stuffiness; pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) and oxymetazoline (Afrin) are common agents.

Korean

충혈완화제

코의 혈관을 좁혀 코막힘을 완화하는 약물; 슈도에페드린(슈다페드), 옥시메타졸린(아프린)이 흔히 쓰이는 약제이다.

French

Décongestionnant

Médicament qui resserre les vaisseaux sanguins du nez pour soulager la congestion; la pseudoéphédrine (Sudafed) et l'oxymétazoline (Afrin, Aturgyl) sont des agents courants.

Word parts

  • de-Prefix(Latin) Down, away from, removal

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