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Medical Definition of Auromercaptoacetanilid
1. AuSCH2CONH-C6H5; [(phenylcarbamoyl)methyl]thiogold;an organic gold compound, insoluble in water; used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, and administered by intramuscular injection; more slowly absorbed than the water-soluble gold salts. Synonym: aurothioglycanide. (05 Mar 2000)