risperidone

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How do you pronounce risperidone?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈspɛɹ.ɪˌdoʊn/.

What does risperidone mean?

A drug that is a combined serotonin and dopamine receptor antagonist, used in the treatment of psychotic disorders.

Where does risperidone come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- English (fluo)r- English (benz)is(oxazole) English (pi)perid(inyl) German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English risperidone From (fluo)r- + (benz)is(oxazole) + (pi)perid(inyl) + -one.

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