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ethionamide

[ eth-ee-on-uh-mahyd ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. an antimicrobial substance, C 8 H 10 N 2 S, used against susceptible Mycobacterium tuberculosis in combination with other drugs in the treatment of any active form of tuberculosis.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ethionamide1

First recorded in 1960–65; e(thyl) + thion(ic) + amide

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