aminosalicylic acid

aminosalicylic acid
ami·no·sal·i·cyl·ic acid ə-.mē-nō-.sal-ə-.sil-ik- n any of four isomeric derivatives C7H7O3N of salicylic acid that have a single amino group esp PARA-AMINOSALICYLIC ACID

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ami·no·sal·i·cyl·ic ac·id (ə-me″no-sal-ĭ-silґik) [USP] pharmaceutical name for p-aminosalicylic acid; administered orally as a tuberculostatic.

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