Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
etha·mi·van Pronunciation:
eth-'am-&-"van, "eth-&-'mI-v&n Function:
noun : an analeptic drug and central nervousstimulant C
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17NO
3 that is related to vanillic acid and is used as a respiratory stimulant for intoxication with central nervous depressants (as barbiturates) and forchronic lung diseases