isoniazid

isoniazid
noun Etymology: is- + nicotinic acid + hydrazide Date: 1952 a crystalline compound C6H7N3O used in treating tuberculosis

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  • Isoniazid — Systematic (IUPAC) name isonicotinohydrazide …   Wikipedia

  • isoniazid — ☆ isoniazid [ī′sō nī′ə zid΄, ī′sənī′ə zid΄ ] n. [ ISO + NI(COTINIC) + (HYDR)AZ(INE) + ID] an antibacterial drug, C6H7N3O, used in treating and preventing tuberculosis …   English World dictionary

  • Isoniazid — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Isoniazid Andere Namen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • isoniazid — /uy seuh nuy euh zid/, n. Pharm. a white, crystalline, water soluble solid, C6H7N3O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis. [1950 55; short for ISONICOTINIC ACID HYDRAZIDE] * * * ▪ drug also called  isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INH)        drug… …   Universalium

  • isoniazid — Isonicotinic acid hydrazide; first line and probably most commonly used antituberculosis drug. Organisms rapidly develop resistance against this drug if it is used alone in the treatment of active disease. Hepatic toxicity is the major side… …   Medical dictionary

  • Isoniazid — I|so|ni|a|zid [Kurzw. aus Isonicotinsäurehydrazid], das; s: als Nicotinsäure Antimetabolit wirkendes Tuberkulosemittel. * * * Isoniazid   das, s, Tuberkulostatika …   Universal-Lexikon

  • isoniazid — isonicotinic acid hydrazide; = INH; n. a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis, usually taken by mouth. Because tuberculosis bacteria soon become resistant to isoniazid, it is given in conjunction with other antibiotics. Occasional side… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • isoniazid neuropathy — polyneuropathy seen in some patients on isoniazid therapy, consisting of symmetrical numbness and paresthesias of the lower extremities …   Medical dictionary

  • isoniazid — noun A medication used in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis, having the chemical formula CHNO …   Wiktionary

  • Isoniazid — Iso|ni|azi̱d [Kurzwort aus ↑Isonikotinsäurehydrazid] s; [e]s: = Isonikotinsäurehydrazid …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

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