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ALLOPURINOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does allopurinol mean?
• ALLOPURINOL (noun)
The noun ALLOPURINOL has 1 sense:
1. a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid
Familiarity information: ALLOPURINOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
allopurinol; Zyloprim
Hypernyms ("allopurinol" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Context examples
Pharmaceutical Anti-gout Preparations such as colchicine, allopurinol, probenecid, and sulfinpyrazone contain natural or synthetic agents against gout, a condition characterized by increased uric acid accumulation.
(Anti-gout Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)
The sodium form of allopurinol, which is a structural isomer of hypoxanthine.
(Allopurinol Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
Allopurinol inhibits xanthine oxidase, an enzyme that converts oxypurines to uric acid.
(Allopurinol, NCI Thesaurus)
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