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amobarbital

amobarbital

1 9.8
A medicine that makes people sleep and helps control seizures
  • noun
  • /ˌæmoʊˈbɑːrbɪtəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : amobarbital
  • Patients often respond well to amobarbital when treated for insomnia.

Examples

  • However, except in the cases of those who confessed the truth, the true story could not be inferred from the story told under amobarbital.

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  • 10cc of sodium amobarbital, stat!

  • The effects of the amobarbital on headache and blood pressure varied similarly with the nature of the interpersonal milieu.

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  • According to the Physicians' Desk Reference for 1952, Dexamyl is "a balanced combination of the stimulant 'Dexedrine' and the barbiturate Amobarbital.

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  • The nurse prepared a dose of amobarbital to help the patient sleep through the night.

  • A physician may prescribe amobarbital to control severe anxiety and promote relaxation.

Synonyms

blue
vsamobarbital
  • Archaic
49 9.9

An old sedative drug once used to help people sleep

is the original drug with wider therapeutic uses including anticonvulsant action
amobarbital sodium
vsamobarbital
  • Specialized
8.2

A drug used to calm people and help them sleep

is the broader drug also used as an anticonvulsant as well as sedative
blue devil
vsamobarbital
  • Archaic
9.9

A strong sleeping medicine that makes people sleep

is the scientific drug term covering the salt and anticonvulsant uses
blue angel
vsamobarbital
  • Archaic
9.9

A strong medicine that makes people sleep and calms them

is the parent barbiturate also used to control seizures

Compounds

amobarbital sodium
  • Specialized
8.2

A drug used to calm people and help them sleep

Surface Forms

amobarbital singular
amobarbitals plural

Etymology

Amobarbital comes from the drug family name barbital, seen in barbiturate, which were drugs used to bring 'sleep' and 'calm'. The amo- part marks a particular chemical form of that family, so amobarbital is a specific barbiturate used as a sedative and to help control seizures.