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amobarbital
[am″o-bahr´bĭ-tal]a barbiturate used as a short-acting sedative and hypnotic. Effects develop rapidly and the drug is eliminated more quickly than other barbiturates.
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am·o·bar·bi·tal
(am'ō-bar'bi-tahl),A central nervous system depressant with an intermediate duration of action.
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amobarbital
(ăm′ō-bär′bĭ-tăl′, -bĭ-tôl′)n.
A barbiturate, C11H18N2O3, used as a sedative and a hypnotic.
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amobarbital
Amytal® Therapeutics An intermediate-acting sedative barbiturateMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
amobarbital
Amylobarbitone, a barbiturate drug used for the short-term treatment of insomnia. A brand name is Amytal.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
am·o·bar·bi·tal
(amō-bahrbi-tahl)A central nervous system depressant with an intermediate duration of action.
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