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Medical Definition of Phenyl aminosalicylate
1. P-aminosalicylic acid phenyl ester;an antituberculous drug. Phenyl salicylate, the salicylic ester of phenol; the phenylic ester of salicylic acid; an intestinal analgesic and antipyretic; it has been used in the treatment of rheumatism, diarrhoea, and pharyngitis, as an enteric coating for tablets, and in ointments for sunburn prevention. Synonym: salol. (05 Mar 2000)