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isosorbide

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isosorbide /iso·sor·bide/ (i″so-sor´bīd) an osmotic diuretic used to reduce intraocular pressure; its dinitrate and mononitrate esters are used as coronary vasodilators to treat coronary insufficiency and angina pectoris.
isosorbide
an osmotic diuretic; the dinitrate of isosorbide is used as a coronary vasodilator.


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