thalidomide

== English == === Alternative forms === phthalidomide === Etymology === From (ph)thal(ic acid) + (im)ido + (i)mide. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θəˈlɪdəˌmaɪd/ === Noun === thalidomide (countable and uncountable, plural thalidomides) (pharmacology) A drug sold during the late 1950s and early 1960s as a sleeping aid, and to pregnant women as an antiemetic to combat morning sickness and other symptoms, but withdrawn as causing severe birth defects, such as phocomelia; currently used to treat leprosy. ==== Synonyms ==== (RS)-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)dione — C13H10N2O4 ==== Hypernyms ==== teratogen ==== Derived terms ==== flid pseudothalidomide syndrome thalidomide baby thalidomide child ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === thalidomide f (uncountable) (pharmacology) thalidomide === Further reading === “thalidomide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012