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ETHOSUXIMIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ethosuximide mean?
• ETHOSUXIMIDE (noun)
The noun ETHOSUXIMIDE has 1 sense:
1. an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy
Familiarity information: ETHOSUXIMIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Emeside; ethosuximide; Zarontin
Hypernyms ("ethosuximide" is a kind of...):
anticonvulsant; anticonvulsant drug; antiepileptic; antiepileptic drug (a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy))
Context examples
The exact mechanism of action is not entirely understood, but most likely ethosuximide exerts its effects by partial antagonism of T-type calcium channels of the thalamic neurons.
(Ethosuximide, NCI Thesaurus)
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