Definition

A medication used to treat schizophrenia and other mental health disorders, derived from phenothiazine.

Example

The doctor prescribed fluphenazine to help manage the patient's symptoms of schizophrenia.

Conversation

Have you ever heard of fluphenazine?

No, what's that?

It's a medication used to treat schizophrenia and psychotic disorders.

Oh, interesting! I didn't know that.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Fluphenazine is derived from the combination of 'flu-' (a prefix indicating the presence of fluorine) and 'phenazine' (a compound related to the phenothiazine class of drugs). The 'phenazine' part comes from 'phenyl' (meaning a type of aromatic hydrocarbon) and 'azine' (a suffix used in chemistry to denote a nitrogen-containing compound). Thus, fluphenazine refers to a fluorinated derivative of phenazine, used primarily as an antipsychotic medication.

Memory Tip

Think of 'flu-' as indicating fluorine and 'phenazine' as a chemical compound related to certain medications. This helps you remember that fluphenazine is a specific type of medication that contains fluorine.

Visually Confused Words