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ethambutol

[e-tham-byuh-tawl, -tol]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. an antimicrobial substance, C10H24N2O2, active against susceptible bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium, in the treatment, in combination with other drugs, of tuberculosis.
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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

noun
  1. a compound used in the treatment of tuberculosis
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Word Origin

from eth (ylene) + am (ine) + but (an) ol
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ethambutol in Medicine

ethambutol

(ĕ-thăm′byə-tôl′, -tōl′)
n.
  1. An antibacterial drug used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.
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