Definition of Thalidomide
1. Noun. A sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis.
Definition of Thalidomide
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Medical Definition of Thalidomide
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Sedative drug that when taken between 3rd and 5th week of pregnancy produced a range of malformations of the foetus, in severe cases complete absence of limbs (amelia) or much reduced limb development (phocomelia). A teratogen.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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