HyperDic: hydantoin

English > 1 sense of the word hydantoin:
NOUNartifacthydantoinany of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy
English > hydantoin: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAny of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy.
Narrowerdiphenylhydantoin, phenytoin, DilantinAn anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative
Broaderanticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drugA drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)

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