MESANTOIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mesantoin mean? 

• MESANTOIN (noun)
  The noun MESANTOIN has 1 sense:

1. a toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffective

  Familiarity information: MESANTOIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MESANTOIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffective

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mephenytoin; Mesantoin

Hypernyms ("Mesantoin" is a kind of...):

anticonvulsant; anticonvulsant drug; antiepileptic; antiepileptic drug (a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy))

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)