Associations to the word «Thalidomide»

Wiktionary

THALIDOMIDE, noun. (pharmaceutical drug) (RS)-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)dione — C13H10N2O4 — A drug that was sold during the late 1950s and 1960s as a sleeping aid, and to pregnant women as an antiemetic to combat morning sickness and other symptoms, but was withdrawn after being proven to cause severe birth defects, such as phocomelia; currently used to treat leprosy.
THALIDOMIDE BABY, noun. A baby born with phocomelia after its mother had been administered thalidomide while pregnant causing teratogenic effects on the developing foetus

Dictionary definition

THALIDOMIDE, noun. A sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis.

Wise words

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