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aminopyrine

noun ami·no·py·rine \ə-ˌmē-nō-ˈpī(-ə)r-ˌēn\

Definition of AMINOPYRINE

:  a crystalline compound C13H17N3O formerly used to relieve pain and fever but now largely abandoned for this purpose because of the occurrence of fatal agranulocytosis as a side effect in some users
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Origin of AMINOPYRINE

International Scientific Vocabulary, from amino + antipyrine
First Known Use: circa 1936
Medical Dictionary

aminopyrine

noun ami·no·py·rine \ə-ˌmē-nō-ˈpī(ə)r-ˌēn\

Medical Definition of AMINOPYRINE

:  a white crystalline compound C13H17N3O formerly used to relieve pain and fever but now largely abandoned for this purpose because of the occurrence of fatal agranulocytosis as a side effect in some users

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