Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "pentylenetetrazol" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PENTYLENETETRAZOL

From penta-methylene-tetrazole.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF PENTYLENETETRAZOL

pentylenetetrazol  [ˌpɛntɪliːnˈtɛtrəˌzɒl] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENTYLENETETRAZOL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pentylenetetrazol is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PENTYLENETETRAZOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pentylenetetrazol

Pentylenetetrazol, also known as pentylenetetrazole, metrazol, pentetrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol, Cardiazol or PTZ, was a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant. High doses cause convulsions, as discovered by the Hungarian-American neurologist and psychiatrist Ladislas J. Meduna in 1934. It has been used in convulsive therapy, but was never considered to be effective, and side-effects such as seizures were difficult to avoid. Its approval by the FDA was revoked in 1982.

Definition of pentylenetetrazol in the English dictionary

The definition of pentylenetetrazol in the dictionary is a white crystalline water-soluble substance with a bitter taste, used in medicine to stimulate the central nervous system. Formula: C6H10N4.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENTYLENETETRAZOL


benzol
ˈbɛnzɒl
benzole
ˈbɛnzɒl
danazol
ˈdænəˌzɒl
metrazol
ˈmetrəˌzɒl
podzol
ˈpɒdzɒl
thiazol
ˈθaɪəˌzɒl
triazole
ˈtraɪəˌzɒl
zol
zɒl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENTYLENETETRAZOL

pentito
Pentland Firth
pentlandite
pentobarbital
pentobarbital sodium
pentobarbitone
pentode
pentomic
pentosan
pentose
pentose phosphate pathway
pentoside
Pentothal sodium
pentoxide
pentroof
pentstemon
pentyl
pentyl acetate
pentylene
penuche

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENTYLENETETRAZOL

alcohol
Bristol
carol
col
control
cool
elementary school
espanol
high school
idol
Liverpool
middle school
patrol
pool
protocol
school
Sebastopol
sol
symbol
tool

Synonyms and antonyms of pentylenetetrazol in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pentylenetetrazol» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF PENTYLENETETRAZOL

Find out the translation of pentylenetetrazol to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pentylenetetrazol from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pentylenetetrazol» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

戊四
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pentilenotetrazol
570 millions of speakers

English

pentylenetetrazol
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pentylenetetrazol
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بنتيلين تترازول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pentylenetetrazol
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pentilenotetrazol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pentylenetetrazol
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pentylenetetrazol
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pentylenetetrazol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pentylentetrazol
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペンチレンテトラゾール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pentylenetetrazol
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pentylenetetrazol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pentylenetetrazol
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pentylenetetrazol
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेनिसिलनेटेट्राझोल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pentilentetrazol
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pentylenetetrazol
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pentylenotetrazol
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pentylenetetrazol
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pentylenetetrazol
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεντυλενοτετραζόλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pentylenetetrazol
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pentylentetrazol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pentylentetrazol
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pentylenetetrazol

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENTYLENETETRAZOL»

The term «pentylenetetrazol» is normally little used and occupies the 146.316 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Little used
32
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «pentylenetetrazol» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of pentylenetetrazol
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «pentylenetetrazol».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENTYLENETETRAZOL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pentylenetetrazol» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pentylenetetrazol» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pentylenetetrazol

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENTYLENETETRAZOL»

Discover the use of pentylenetetrazol in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pentylenetetrazol and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies: Clinical, Experimental ...
pentylenetetrazol,. bicuculline. and. flurothyl. S.L. Moshe*1*, L. Velisekn and G.L. Holmes8 Departments of 'Neurology, fNeuroscience and * Paediatrics, Laboratory of Developmental Epilepsy, and Monte- fiore/Einstein Epilepsy Management ...
Alain Malafosse, 1994
2
Models of Seizures and Epilepsy
Low doses of AMPA exert anticonvulsant effects on pentylenetetrazol-kindled seizures. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 70: 421–426. Becker, A., Braun, H., Schroder, H., Grecksch, G., and Hollt, V. 1999. Effects of enadoline on the development of ...
Asla Pitkänen, Philip A. Schwartzkroin, Solomon L. Moshé, 2005
3
Kindling 6: 6
Whereas the electrical kindling is regarded as a model of complex partial epilepsy, ',2'3 the chemical kindling6,7 is a model of primary generalized epilepsy. s Although pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) kindling has often been used to explore the ...
Michael E. Corcoran, Solomon Moshe, 2007
4
ANNUAL REPORTS IN MED CHEMISTRY V15 PPR
Anxiety—Provoking Action of Pentylenetetrazol as IDS - Pentylenetetrazol induced IDS was originally investigated to develop a laboratory model of a preconvulsive neuronal excitation (aura). But, as the work progressed, it became evident that ...
H. J. Hess, Leslie Humber, 1980
5
Drugs for the Control of Epilepsy
Mason, C. R. and Cooper, R. M., A permanent change in convulsive threshold in normal and braindamaged rats with repeated small doses of pentylenetetrazol. Epilepsia, 13, 663, 1972. 101 . Pinel, J. P. J. and Cheung, K. F., Controlled ...
Carl L. Faingold, Gerhard H. Fromm, 1991
6
Advanced Therapy in Epilepsy
Because a number of drugs have been found to be effective against clonic seizures induced by subcutaneous pentylenetetrazol that can worsen spike-wave seizures in patients, it is important to further differentiate a compound found to be  ...
James W. Wheless, James Willmore, Roger A. Brumback, 2009
7
Sudden Death in Epilepsy: Forensic and Clinical Issues
This model can identify drugs with varied mechanisms of action and broad clinical utility for treatment of epilepsy. The pentylenetetrazol intravenous or subcutaneous seizure test provides a threshold dose for induction of seizures in individual ...
Claire M. Lathers, Paul L. Schraeder, Michael W. Bungo, 2010
8
Antiepileptic Drugs
René H. Levy. TABLE 40.1. EFFECTS OF LEVETIRACETAM VERSUS CLASSIC ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS ON SUPRAMAXIMAL ELECTROSHOCK, MAXIMAL SUBCUTANEOUS PENTYLENETETRAZOL, CORNEAL ...
René H. Levy, 2002
9
Horizons in Neuropsychopharmacology
Pentylenetetrazol and picrotoxin In an earlier investigation we failed to find distinctive metabolic changes in brain constituents after treatment of the animal with pentylenetetrazol or picrotoxin (Stone et al., 1960). We have expanded the original ...
Williamina A. Himwich, 1965
10
Comparative Diagnostic Pharmacology: Clinical and Research ...
Seizures: Central Nervous System Activity Pentylenetetrazol/Pharmaco- Electroencephalography Mechanisms of Action: Pentylenetetrazol diminishes the influence of GABA on chloride ion conductance at concentrations that do not alter  ...
C.P. Coyne, 2008

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENTYLENETETRAZOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pentylenetetrazol is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Anavex Releases Promising Full Preclinical Epilepsy Data at …
In pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-induced convulsions, the same dose provided 85% protection. In a semicarbazide (SCZ) model, the same dose was ... «GlobeNewswire, May 15»
2
The Relationship Between Autism And Epilepsy
The researchers analyzed seizures through drugs like pentylenetetrazol, used to induce crisis, and valproic acid, an anti-convulsant that is ... «Science 2.0, Apr 15»
3
'Don't forget the persecuted despite Norway's independence' – authors
Staff then administered Cardiazol (also known as Pentylenetetrazol), a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant – high doses can ... «The Foreigner, Feb 14»
4
Control Underlying Factors Behind Migraines
Magnesium supplementation enhances the anticonvulsant potential of valproate in pentylenetetrazol-treated rats. Brain Res. 2010 Jun 2 ... «ProHealth, Dec 13»
5
'Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald,' by Therese Anne Fowler
The doctors tried to thin that tar with insulin therapy, or scare it off with electroshock treatments, or blast it from me with pentylenetetrazol, ... «New York Times, Apr 13»
6
NCBI ROFL: Wish you could get drunk without blacking out? Next …
Immediately following habituation, rats received saline, 25 mg/kg pentylenetetrazol (a seizure-producing agent known to cause retrograde ... «Discover Magazine, Apr 12»
7
Migraine, Epilepsy Drug Topamax May Cause Newborn Cleft Palate
Topiramate inhibits maximal electroshock and pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures as well as partial and secondarily generalized tonic-clonic ... «Medical News Today, Mar 11»
8
The Hidden Tragedy of the CIA's Experiments on Children
Metrazol was a trade name for pentylenetetrazol, a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant. High doses cause convulsions, as ... «truthout, Aug 10»
9
Studies suggest potent therapeutic effects of rufinamide in bipolar …
Rufinamide has activity in the maximal electroshock model and the pentylenetetrazol test, although the ED 50 (median effective dose) is an ... «News-Medical.net, May 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pentylenetetrazol [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pentylenetetrazol>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z