- phenytoin
- noun Etymology: diphenylhydantoin Date: 1941 a crystalline anticonvulsant compound C15H12N2O2 used in the form of its sodium salt in the treatment of epilepsy — called also diphenylhydantoin
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Phenytoin — Systematic (IUPAC) name 5,5 diphenylimidazolidine … Wikipedia
Phenytoin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Phenytoin Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Phenytoin — Phe|ny|to|in [Kurzw. aus 5,5 Diphenylhydantoin], das; s: Freiname für ein Antiepileptikum u. Antiarrhythmikum. * * * Phenytoin das, s, ein Derivat des Hydantoins … Universal-Lexikon
phenytoin sodium — [USP] the monosodium salt of phenytoin, having the same actions and uses as the base; administered orally and intravenously … Medical dictionary
phenytoin — /fen i toh in, feuh nit oh /, n. Pharm. a barbiturate related substance, C15H12N2O2, used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of grand mal epilepsy and in focal seizures. [1940 45; (di)pheny(lhydan)toin, its full chemical name; see DI 1, PHENYL … Universalium
phenytoin — noun An anticonvulsant drug, 5,5 diphenylimidazolidine 2,4 dione, used in the treatment of epilepsy … Wiktionary
phenytoin — An anticonvulsant used in the treatment of generalized tonic clonic and complex partial epilepsy. Also available as p. sodium, with the same uses as p.. SYN: 5,5 diphenylhydantoin. * * * phe·nyt·o·in fə nit ə wən n an anticonvulsant used in the… … Medical dictionary
phenytoin — [fɛ nɪtəʊɪn] noun Medicine a synthetic compound used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy. Origin 1940s: blend of phenyl and hydantoin … English new terms dictionary
phenytoin — phe·nyt·o·in … English syllables
phenytoin — n. an anticonvulsant drug used to control major and focal epileptic seizures and status epilepticus. It is administered by mouth or intravenous injection; side effects include nausea and vomiting, confusion, dizziness, headache, tremor, insomnia … The new mediacal dictionary
