ethosuximide

[eth-oh-suhk-suh-mahyd]

eth·o·sux·i·mide

[eth-oh-suhk-suh-mahyd]
noun Pharmacology.
an anticonvulsant, C7H11NO2, used in medicine to treat certain kinds of epilepsy, especially petit mal.

Origin:
eth(yl) + -o- + suximide apparently shortening of succinimide (succin(ic) + imide)
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Ethosuximide has a plethora of syllables.
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an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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ethosuximide

noun
an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy 
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