quinidine: Meaning and Definition of

quin•i•dine

Pronunciation: (kwin'i-dēn", -din), [key]
— n. Pharm.
  1. a colorless, crystalline alkaloid, CHNO, isomeric with quinine, obtained from the bark of certain species of cinchona trees or shrubs, used chiefly to regulate heart rhythm and to treat malaria.
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