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methimazole

[ me-thim-uh-zohl, -thahy-muh- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a white crystalline substance, C 4 H 6 N 2 S, that inhibits thyroxin synthesis, used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.


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