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Definisjon av thalidomide

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Noun
thalidomide - a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis
sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep
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Substantiv
thalidomide - RS-2-2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl-1H-isoindole-1,32Hdione — 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1960s as a sleeping aid, and to pregnant women as an antiemetic to combat morning sickness and other symptoms, but was withdrawn after being proven to cause severe birth defects, such as phocomelia; currently used to treat leprosy.

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  • Thalidomide was introduced as a sedative drug in the late 1950s. In 1961, it was withdrawn due to teratogenicity and neuropathy. There is now a growing clinical interest in thalidomide, and it is introduced as an immunomodulatory agent used primarily, combined with dexamethasone, to treat multiple myeloma.

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  • Entall: thalidomide
  • Flertall: thalidomides

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