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Definition of Phenytoin
1. Noun. An anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative.
Definition of Phenytoin
1. Noun. (medicine) An anticonvulsant drug, ''5,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione'', used in the treatment of epilepsy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Phenytoin
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Medical Definition of Phenytoin
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Literary usage of Phenytoin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 6th Annual Report on Carcinogens (1991) by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"When administered in the diet, phenytoin induced increased incidences of thymic
and generalized lymphomas in female mice. ..."
2. Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"When administered in the diet, phenytoin induced increased incidences of thymic
... Properties phenytoin is a white crystalline powder that is practically ..."
3. Substance Abuse Among Older Adults: Treatment Improvement Protocol edited by Frederic C. Blow (1999)
"... griseofulvin Lithium Meprobamate Methotrexate Metronidazole Nitroglycerin
Phenformin Phenothiazines phenytoin Quinacrine Tetracyclines Adverse Effect ..."
4. Screening for Infectious Diseases Among Substance Abusers: A Treatment by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"INH may cause hepatitis, peripheral neuropathy, and an increase in the level of
phenytoin (Dilantin). phenytoin levels should be monitored. ..."
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