Phenytoin Definition

fĕnĭ-tōĭn, fə-nĭtō-
noun
A crystalline compound, C15H11N2O2, used as an anticonvulsant.
Webster's New World

(medicine) An anticonvulsant drug, 5,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione, used in the treatment of epilepsy.

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Noun

Singular:
phenytoin
Plural:
phenytoins

Origin of Phenytoin

  • (di)pheny(lhydan)toin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Phenytoin Sentence Examples

  • Targets include other AEDs, particularly phenytoin, phenobarbitone, carbamazepine epoxide, and lamotrigine.

  • Phenytoin may also raise the serum glucose level in diabetic patients.

  • A predominantly sensory peripheral polyneuropathy has been observed in patients receiving long-term phenytoin therapy.

  • Dilantin Capsules contain phenytoin sodium 30 mg and 100 mg.

  • Phenytoin (300 mg once daily) decreased the C max and AUC tau of voriconazole by 49% and 69 %, respectively.

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PPHPHE

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NINOIN

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