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THALIDOMIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("thalidomide" is a kind of...):
sedative-hypnotic; sedative-hypnotic drug (a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep)
teratogen (any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples)
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