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tryparsamide

[trih-pahr-suh-mahyd, -mid]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. a white, crystalline powder, C8H10O4N2AsNa·½H2, used chiefly in treating African sleeping sickness.

Origin of tryparsamide

First recorded in 1900–05; formerly a trademark
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British Dictionary definitions for tryparsamide

tryparsamide

noun
  1. a synthetic crystalline compound of arsenic used in the treatment of trypanosomal and other protozoan infections. Formula: C 8 H 10 AsN 2 O 4 Na. 1/2 H 2 O

Word Origin for tryparsamide

C20: from a trademark
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tryparsamide in Medicine

tryparsamide

[trĭ-pär′sə-mīd′]
n.
  1. A crystalline powder used in the treatment of trypanosomiasis.
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