A drug that is a centrally acting adrenergic and antihypertensive.
A centrally acting alpha-agonist drug used to treat hypertension and opiate withdrawal.
A disease caused by the Chinese liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis, which infects the bile ducts of humans. Infection is caused by eating uncooked freshwater fish containing encysted larvae. Early symptoms are loss of appetite and diarrhea; later there may be signs of cirrhosis. The disease may be prevented by cooking fish thoroughly or by freezing it at— 10°C (14°F) for a minimum of 5 days. The disease rarely causes death.