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thalidomide

tha·li·do·mide

UK/θəˈlɪ.dəˌmaɪd/ US/θʌˈlɪdʌˌmaɪd/ uncommon

noun

1.

a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis

Origin

From (ph)thal(ic acid) + (im)ido + (i)mide.

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