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diphenylhydantoin

diphenylhydantoin

8.9
A medicine that helps prevent seizures in people with epilepsy
  • noun
  • /ˌdɪfɪnəlhaɪˈdæntɔɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : difenoilhidantoína
  • After being diagnosed with epilepsy, she was prescribed diphenylhydantoin to control her seizures.

Examples

  • The patient's blood levels of diphenylhydantoin must be monitored regularly to ensure safety.

  • Many doctors favor diphenylhydantoin due to its effectiveness and manageable side effects.

  • The doctor prescribed diphenylhydantoin for my epilepsy.

  • Many patients respond well to diphenylhydantoin treatment.

  • After being diagnosed with epilepsy, she was prescribed diphenylhydantoin to control her seizures.

  • Many doctors favor diphenylhydantoin due to its effectiveness and manageable side effects.

  • The patient's blood levels of diphenylhydantoin must be monitored regularly to ensure safety.

Synonyms

Dilantin
vsdiphenylhydantoin
  • Specialized
8 6.3

A drug used to treat epilepsy and prevent seizures

is the generic chemical name rather than a brand label
phenytoin
vsdiphenylhydantoin
  • Specialized
3 7.9

A medicine that treats and prevents seizures in epilepsy

is the chemical name for that same anticonvulsant

Surface Forms

diphenylhydantoin singular
diphenylhydantoins plural

Morphology

diphenylhydantoin = diphenyl + hydantoin (opaque) = di + phenyl + hydantoin

The formation (diphenyl + hydantoin) is analyzable using chemical combining forms, but the precise pharmacological meaning is specialized and not obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Diphenylhydantoin is a chemical name that describes the drug's parts: di- means 'two', phenyl is a common chemical group, and hydantoin is a small 'ring' in the molecule. So, the name simply says the medicine is a molecule with two phenyl parts on a hydantoin ring, which is why this long word is the chemical name of the drug used to treat seizures called phenytoin.