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glutethimide

 [gloo-teth´ĭ-mīd]
a nonbarbiturate sedative and hypnotic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
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