ethambutol

[ e-tham-byuh-tawl, -tol ]

/ ɛˈθæm byəˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl /

noun Pharmacology.

an antimicrobial substance, C10H24N2O2, active against susceptible bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium, in the treatment, in combination with other drugs, of tuberculosis.

Words nearby ethambutol

eth, eth., ethacrynic acid, ethal, ethaldehyde, ethambutol, ethamine, ethan, ethan frome, ethanal, ethane

Origin of ethambutol

First recorded in 1960–65; eth(ylene) + am(ine) + but(an)ol

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British Dictionary definitions for ethambutol

ethambutol

/ (ɛˈθæmbjʊˌtɒl) /

noun

a compound used in the treatment of tuberculosis

Word Origin for ethambutol

from eth (ylene) + am (ine) + but (an) ol

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Medicine definitions for ethambutol

ethambutol

[ ĕ-thăm′byə-tôl′, -tōl′ ]

n.

An antibacterial drug used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.