CARBAMAZEPINE


Meaning of CARBAMAZEPINE in English

[ ˌkα:bə'meɪzɪpi:n ]

■ noun Medicine a synthetic compound used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug.

Origin

1960s: from carbo- + amide , on the pattern of benzodiazepine .

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