oxophenarsine hydrochloride
- oxophenarsine hydrochloride
An antisyphilitic and antitrypanosomal
agent.
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oxo·phen·ar·sine hy·dro·chlo·ride (ok″so-fən-ahrґsēn) an arsenical with antispirochetal and antitrypanosomal properties; rarely used in the treatment of syphilis and trypanosomiasis.
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2011.
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oxophenarsine — oxo·phen·ar·sine .äk sə fen är .sēn, sən n an arsenical formerly used in the form of its hydrochloride C6H6AsNO2·HCl to treat syphilis … Medical dictionary
oxophenarsine — ˌäksəfəˈnärˌsēn, ärsə̇n noun Etymology: ox (I) + phen + arsine : an arsenical used in the form of its white powdery hydrochloride HOC6H3(AsO)NH2.HCl in the treatment of syphilis especially as an adjuvant to penicillin and Vincent s angina … Useful english dictionary
arsenoxide — ˌärsən + noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary arsen + oxide : an organic arsenoso compound RAsO; specifically : oxophenarsine hydrochloride used chiefly in pharmaceutical names … Useful english dictionary