para-aminosalicylic acid
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para–ami·no·sal·i·cyl·ic acid

noun \-ˌsa-lə-ˈsi-lik-\

Definition of PARA-AMINOSALICYLIC ACID

: the white crystalline para-substituted isomer of aminosalicylic acid that is made synthetically and is used in the treatment of tuberculosis

First Known Use of PARA-AMINOSALICYLIC ACID

1946

para–ami·no·sal·i·cyl·ic acid

noun \-ˌsal-ə-ˌsil-ik-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of PARA–AMINOSALICYLIC ACID

: the white crystalline para-substituted isomer of aminosalicylic acid that is made synthetically and is used in the treatment of tuberculosis

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