English

Noun

thalidomide ‎(countable and uncountable, plural thalidomides)

1. (pharmacology) (RS)-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)dione — C₁₃H₁₀N₂O₄— A drug that was sold during the late 1950s and 1960s as a sleeping aid, and to pregnant women as an antiemetic to combat morning sickness and other symptoms, but was withdrawn after being proven to cause severe birth defects, such as phocomelia; currently used to treat leprosy.

Translations

Derived terms

• flid
• thalidomide baby

French

Noun

thalidomide f ‎(uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) thalidomide