Minoxidil has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness
2
A compound used orally as a vasodilator to treat hypertension and topically to reverse baldness.
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