ETHOSUXIMIDE


Meaning of ETHOSUXIMIDE in English

/eth'oh suk"seuh muyd'/ , n. Pharm.

an anticonvulsant, C 7 H 11 NO 2 , used in medicine to treat certain kinds of epilepsy, esp. petit mal.

[ ETH(YL) + -O- + suximide appar. shortening of succinimide (SUCCIN(IC) + IMIDE) ]

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