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phenytoin

[fen-i-toh-in, fuh-nit-oh-]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. a barbiturate-related substance, C15H12N2O2, used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of grand mal epilepsy and in focal seizures.
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Origin of phenytoin

1940–45; (di)pheny(lhydan)toin, its full chemical name; see di-1, phenyl, hydantoin
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British Dictionary definitions for phenytoin

phenytoin

noun
  1. an anticonvulsant drug used in the management of epilepsy and in the treatment of abnormal heart rhythms. Formula: C 15 H 11 N 2 O 2 NaAlso called: diphenylhydantoin sodium
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Word Origin

C20: from (di) pheny (lhydan) toin
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phenytoin in Medicine

phenytoin

(fĕn′ĭ-tō′ĭn, fə-nĭt′ō-)
n.
  1. An anticonvulsant drug chemically related to the barbiturates and used most commonly in the treatment of epilepsy.
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