ethosuximide

[ eth-oh-suhk-suh-mahyd ]
/ ˌɛθ oʊˈsʌk səˌmaɪd /

noun Pharmacology.

an anticonvulsant, C7H11NO2, used in medicine to treat certain kinds of epilepsy, especially petit mal.

Origin of ethosuximide

eth(yl) + -o- + suximide apparently shortening of succinimide ( succin(ic) + imide)

Words nearby ethosuximide

ethogram, ethol., ethology, ethonone, ethos, ethosuximide, ethoxide, ethoxy, ethoxyethane, ethrog, ethyl