aminopyrine

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ami·no·py·rine | \ ə-ˌmē-nō-ˈpī(-ə)r-ˌēn

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: a crystalline compound C₁₃H₁₇N₃O formerly used to relieve pain and fever but now largely abandoned for this purpose because of the occurrence of fatal agranulocytosis as a side effect in some users

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aminopyrine

noun

ami·no·py·rine | \ ə-ˌmē-nō-ˈpī(ə)r-ˌēn

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Medical Definition of aminopyrine

: a white crystalline compound C₁₃H₁₇N₃O formerly used to relieve pain and fever but now largely abandoned for this purpose because of the occurrence of fatal agranulocytosis as a side effect in some users

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