amobarbital

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 barbiturate

McGraw-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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