propylthiouracil has definitions from the fields of chemistry,medicine
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[ noun ] (chemistry,medicine) a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter

Used in print

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

In_spite of normal thyroid function tests , a trial of propylthiouracil , 400 mg. daily for one week , was given but served only to intensify muscle weakness .

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