PROBENECID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does probenecid mean? 

• PROBENECID (noun)
  The noun PROBENECID has 1 sense:

1. a uricosuric drug that reduces the level of uric acid in the blood; used to treat gout

  Familiarity information: PROBENECID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROBENECID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A uricosuric drug that reduces the level of uric acid in the blood; used to treat gout

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("probenecid" 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)