- isoniazid
- noun Etymology: is- + nicotinic acid + hydrazide Date: 1952 a crystalline compound C6H7N3O used in treating tuberculosis
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Isoniazid — Systematic (IUPAC) name isonicotinohydrazide … Wikipedia
isoniazid — ☆ isoniazid [ī′sō nī′ə zid΄, ī′sənī′ə zid΄ ] n. [ ISO + NI(COTINIC) + (HYDR)AZ(INE) + ID] an antibacterial drug, C6H7N3O, used in treating and preventing tuberculosis … English World dictionary
Isoniazid — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Isoniazid Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
isoniazid — /uy seuh nuy euh zid/, n. Pharm. a white, crystalline, water soluble solid, C6H7N3O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis. [1950 55; short for ISONICOTINIC ACID HYDRAZIDE] * * * ▪ drug also called isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INH) drug… … Universalium
isoniazid — Isonicotinic acid hydrazide; first line and probably most commonly used antituberculosis drug. Organisms rapidly develop resistance against this drug if it is used alone in the treatment of active disease. Hepatic toxicity is the major side… … Medical dictionary
Isoniazid — I|so|ni|a|zid [Kurzw. aus Isonicotinsäurehydrazid], das; s: als Nicotinsäure Antimetabolit wirkendes Tuberkulosemittel. * * * Isoniazid das, s, Tuberkulostatika … Universal-Lexikon
isoniazid — isonicotinic acid hydrazide; = INH; n. a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis, usually taken by mouth. Because tuberculosis bacteria soon become resistant to isoniazid, it is given in conjunction with other antibiotics. Occasional side… … The new mediacal dictionary
isoniazid neuropathy — polyneuropathy seen in some patients on isoniazid therapy, consisting of symmetrical numbness and paresthesias of the lower extremities … Medical dictionary
isoniazid — noun A medication used in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis, having the chemical formula CHNO … Wiktionary
Isoniazid — Iso|ni|azi̱d [Kurzwort aus ↑Isonikotinsäurehydrazid] s; [e]s: = Isonikotinsäurehydrazid … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
