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para-ami·no·hip·pu·ric acid | \ -hi-ˌpyu̇r-ik- 
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\Medical Definition of para-aminohippuric acid
: a crystalline acid administered intravenously in the form of its sodium salt C9H9N2NaO3 in testing kidney function
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