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MEPHENYTOIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mephenytoin mean?
• MEPHENYTOIN (noun)
The noun MEPHENYTOIN has 1 sense:
1. a toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffective
Familiarity information: MEPHENYTOIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffective
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mephenytoin; Mesantoin
Hypernyms ("mephenytoin" is a kind of...):
anticonvulsant; anticonvulsant drug; antiepileptic; antiepileptic drug (a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy))
Context examples
Although the mechanism of action is not well established, mephenytoin potentially promotes sodium efflux from neurons in motor cortex, and stabilizes the threshold against hyperexcitability caused by excessive stimulation.
(Mephenytoin, NCI Thesaurus)
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