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Definition of Phenacetin

1. Noun. A white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic.

Definition of Phenacetin

1. n. A white, crystalline compound, C₁₀H₁₃O₂N, used in medicine principally as an antipyretic.

Definition of Phenacetin

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Phenacetin

1. A non-prostaglandin synthase inhibitor. It was utilised extensively in a wide variety of analgesic mixtures, but its causal role in analgesic-abuse nephropathy led to its withdrawal from the market. Chemical name: Acetamide, N-(4-ethoxyphenyl)- (12 Dec 1998)

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