thalidomide


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
thalidomide /θəˈlɪdəmʌɪd/
noun a drug formerly used as a sedative, but found to cause fetal malformation when taken in early pregnancy.
– origin 1950s: from (ph)thal(ic acid) + (im)ido + (i)mide.
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