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ethosuximide

UK/ˌɛθ.ə(ʊ).sʌkˈsɪ.mʌɪd/US/ˌɛθ.oʊˈsʌk.sɪˌmaɪd/

ethosuximide noun: an anticonvulsant drug, used especially in the treatment of petit mal epilepsy.

ethosuximide: an anticonvulsant drug, used especially in the treatment of petit mal epilepsy
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Noun

ethosuximide (uncountable)

  1. An anticonvulsant drug, used especially in the treatment of petit mal epilepsy.

Origin of ethosuximide

From eth(yl) + -o- + succi(n)imide.

Questions about ethosuximide

What does ethosuximide mean?
Ethosuximide means an anticonvulsant drug, used especially in the treatment of petit mal epilepsy.
What part of speech is ethosuximide?
Ethosuximide is a noun.
How do you pronounce ethosuximide?
Ethosuximide is pronounced /ˌɛθ.ə(ʊ).sʌkˈsɪ.mʌɪd/ (UK).

Words near ethosuximide in the dictionary

  1. ethosome
  2. ethosomes
  3. ethospecies
  4. ethosulfate
  5. ethosulfates
  6. ethosuximide
  7. ethot
  8. ethotoin
  9. ethots
  10. ethoxazene
  11. ethoxide

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