aminopyrine

  • 1aminopyrine — n. 1. 1 a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic. Syn: amidopyrine [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 2aminopyrine — [ə mē΄nōpī′rēn΄, am΄ə nōpī′rēn΄, ə mē΄nō pī′rin, am΄ə nō pī′rin] n. 〚( dimethyl)amino + (ANTI)PYRINE〛 a colorless, crystalline powder, C13H17N3O, sometimes used to reduce fever or pain: may cause agranulocytosis * * * a·mi·no·py·rine (ə mē nō… …

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  • 3aminopyrine — [ə mē΄nōpī′rēn΄, am΄ə nōpī′rēn΄, ə mē΄nō pī′rin, am΄ə nō pī′rin] n. [( dimethyl)amino + (ANTI)PYRINE] a colorless, crystalline powder, C13H17N3O, sometimes used to reduce fever or pain: may cause agranulocytosis …

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  • 4aminopyrine — ● amidopyrine ou aminopyrine nom féminin Médicament utilisé pour son action analgésique et antipyrétique dans les syndromes douloureux et les états grippaux. (Substance très toxique, elle peut provoquer une agranulocytose mortelle.) ● amidopyrine …

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  • 5aminopyrine — Formerly widely used as an antipyretic and analgesic in rheumatism, neuritis, and common colds; may cause leukocytopenia; used to measure total body water. SYN: amidopyrine, aminophenazone, dip …

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  • 6aminopyrine breath test — (for liver function) a breath test in which the patient is given a dose of 14C labeled aminopyrine and at 15 minute intervals for two hours the amount of 14C labeled carbon dioxide in the patient s breath is measured. Excessively low levels of… …

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  • 7aminopyrine — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from amino + antipyrine Date: circa 1936 a crystalline compound C13H17N3O formerly used to relieve pain and fever but now largely abandoned for this purpose because of the oc …

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  • 8aminopyrine — n. medicine which relieves pain and reduces fever …

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  • 9aminopyrine — ami·no·py·rine …

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  • 10aminopyrine — noun a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic • Syn: ↑amidopyrine • Hypernyms: ↑analgesic, ↑anodyne, ↑painkiller, ↑pain pill * * * əˌmēnōˈpīˌrēn, aˌ , rə̇n; ˌaməˌnōˈ n …

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