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On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:58:45 UTC, Rod wrote:

I heard about four different pronunciations of the drug 'doxazosin', and
wondered which one was correct....turned out it was none of them. How do
I know? I had dinner with one of the guys who named it!


You have to let us know!

I would guess dox-A-zo-sin (that is, with the azo bit as in azo dyes.


That's right. I was able to correct my GP (who is a friend).

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