phenytoin

phen·y·to·in

 (fĕn′ĭ-tō′ĭn, fə-nĭt′ō-)

n.

An anticonvulsant drug, C₁₅H₁₂N₂O₂, used to treat epilepsy, often in the form of its sodium salt. Also called diphenylhydantoin.

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[(di)pheny(lhydan)toin.]

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phenytoin

(ˌfɛnɪˈtəʊɪn)

n

(Pharmacology) an anticonvulsant drug used in the management of epilepsy and in the treatment of abnormal heart rhythms. Formula: C15H11N2O2Na. Also called: diphenylhydantoin sodium

[C20: from (di)pheny(lhydan)toin]

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phen•y•to•in

(ˌfɛn ɪˈtoʊ ɪn, fəˈnɪt oʊ-)

n.

a barbiturate-related substance, C₁₅H₁₂N₂O₂, used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy.

[1940–45; shortening of diphenylhydantoin= di-¹ + phenyl + hydantoin a crystalline derivative of imidazole]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

phenytoin - an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative Dilantin, diphenylhydantoin hydantoin - any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy

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Translations

phenytoin

n fenitoína

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