Definizione monolingua

thalidomide

thalidomide (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) (RS)-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)dione — C₁₃H₁₀N₂O₄ — A drug that was sold during the late 1950s and 1960s as a sleeping aid, and to pregnant women as an antiemetic to combat morning sickness and other symptoms, but was withdrawn after being proven to cause severe birth defects, such as phocomelia; currently used to treat leprosy.

Definizione dizionario thalidomide

talidomide

Altri significati:

drug

(pharmacology) (RS)-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)dione — C <sub>13</sub> H <sub>10</sub> N <sub>2</sub> O <sub>4</sub> — A drug that was sold during the late 1950s and 1960s as a sleeping aid, and to pregnant women as an antiemetic to combat morning sickness and other symptoms, but was withdrawn after being proven to cause severe birth defects, such as phocomelia; currently used to treat leprosy.