- 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
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oxophenarsine
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oxophenarsine — oxo·phen·ar·sine … English syllables
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
oxophenarsine hydrochloride — An antisyphilitic and antitrypanosomal agent. * * * 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… … Medical dictionary
yaws — /yawz/, n. (used with a singular v.) Pathol. an infectious, nonvenereal tropical disease, primarily of children, characterized by raspberrylike eruptions of the skin and caused by a spirochete, Treponema pertenue, that is closely related to the… … Universalium
arsphenamine — Formerly used in the treatment of syphilis, yaws, and some other diseases of protozoan origin, after neutralization with NaOH. The synthesis of a. in 1907 and the demonstration of its usefulness as a therapeutic agent by Paul Ehrlich and co… … Medical dictionary
arsenoxide — ar·sen·ox·ide .ärs ən äk .sīd n an active metabolic product of an arsenical (as arsphenamine) that is the base of oxophenarsine … Medical 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
