ethosuximide

[ eth-oh-suhk-suh-mahyd ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. an anticonvulsant, C 7 H 11 NO 2 , used in medicine to treat certain kinds of epilepsy, especially petit mal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ethosuximide¹

eth(yl) + -o- + suximide, which is apparently a shortening of succinimide ( succin(ic) + imide )