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primidone

UK/ˈpɹɪm.əd.əʊn/US/ˈpɹaɪ.məˌdoʊn/

primidone noun: an anticonvulsant drug chemically related (and partially metabolized) to phenobarbital, used in the treatment of epilepsy and essential (idiopathic) tremor.

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Noun

primidone (uncountable)

  1. An anticonvulsant drug chemically related (and partially metabolized) to phenobarbital, used in the treatment of epilepsy and essential (idiopathic) tremor.

Origin of primidone

Blend of p(y)rimid(ine) + d(i)one.

Questions about primidone

What does primidone mean?
Primidone means an anticonvulsant drug chemically related (and partially metabolized) to phenobarbital, used in the treatment of epilepsy and essential (idiopathic) tremor.
What part of speech is primidone?
Primidone is a noun.
How do you pronounce primidone?
Primidone is pronounced /ˈpɹɪm.əd.əʊn/ (UK).

Words near primidone in the dictionary

  1. primibrach
  2. primibrachial
  3. primibrachials
  4. primibrachs
  5. primidolol
  6. primidone
  7. primigenial
  8. primigenious
  9. primigenous
  10. primigravid
  11. primigravida

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