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Phenytoin

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
diphenylhydantoin
plural
Phenytoins
possessive
Phenytoin's
pluralpossessive
Phenytoins'