AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE


Meaning of AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE in English

/euh mee'noh glooh teth"euh muyd', am'euh noh-/ , n. Pharm.

a hormone antagonist, C 13 H 16 N 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of Cushing's syndrome and breast cancer.

[ appar. from selected and rearranged syllables of aminophenyl and ethylglutarimide, components of its full chemical name ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .