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propylthiouracil

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propylthiouracil [ˌprəʊpɪlˌθaɪəʊˈjʊərəsɪl]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a white crystalline water-insoluble substance with an intensely bitter taste, used in medicine to treat hyperthyroidism. Formula: C7H2N2OS
[from propyl + thio- + uracil (uro-1 + ac(etic) + -il -ile)]
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Noun1.propylthiouracil - a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter
organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
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Doctors usually first try either propylthiouracil or methimazole to treat children with Graves' disease, the most common cause of an overactive thyroid.
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