Associations to the word «Propylthiouracil»

Wiktionary

PROPYLTHIOURACIL, noun. (organic compound) A thioamide drug, used to treat hyperthyroidism by decreasing the amount of thyroid hormone produced by the thyroid gland, which is associated with a risk of agranulocytosis.

Dictionary definition

PROPYLTHIOURACIL, noun. A crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats