thioxanthene

[thahy-uh-zan-theen]

noun Pharmacology.

any of a class of antipsychotics, as thiothixene, used to relieve symptoms of severe psychiatric disorders.

Origin of thioxanthene

thio- + xanth- + -ene

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thioxanthene in Medicine

thioxanthene

[thī′ō-zăn′thēn]

n.

A class of tricyclic compounds resembling phenothiazine and having antipsychotic and antiemetic properties.

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