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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THALIDOMIDE

From thallic + -id- (from imide) + imide.
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PRONUNCIATION OF THALIDOMIDE

thalidomide  [θəˈlɪdəˌmaɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THALIDOMIDE

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Thalidomide 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 THALIDOMIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

thalidomide

Thalidomide

Thalidomide is an immunomodulatory drug and the prototype of the thalidomide class of drugs. It was first marketed in 1957 in West Germany under the trade-name Contergan. The German drug company Chemie Grünenthal developed and sold the drug. Primarily prescribed as a sedative or hypnotic, thalidomide also claimed to cure “anxiety, insomnia, gastritis, and tension". Afterwards it was used against nausea and to alleviate morning sickness in pregnant women. Thalidomide became an over the counter drug in Germany on October 1, 1957. Shortly after the drug was sold, in Germany, between 5,000 and 7,000 infants were born with malformation of the limbs. Only 40% of these children survived. Throughout the world, about 10,000 cases were reported of infants with phocomelia due to thalidomide; only 50% of the 10,000 survived. Those subjected to thalidomide while in the womb experienced limb deficiencies in a way that the long limbs either were not developed or presented themselves as stumps. Other effects included deformed eyes and hearts, deformed alimentary and urinary tracts, blindness and deafness.

Definition of thalidomide in the English dictionary

The definition of thalidomide in the dictionary is a synthetic drug formerly used as a sedative and hypnotic but withdrawn from the market when found to cause abnormalities in developing fetuses. Formula: C13H10N2O4.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THALIDOMIDE


acrylamide
əˈkrɪləˌmaɪd
anandamide
əˈnændəˌmaɪd
carbamide
ˈkɑːbəˌmaɪd
ceramide
ˈsɛrəˌmaɪd
chlorpropamide
klɔːˈprəʊpəˌmaɪd
cyanamide
saɪˈænəˌmaɪd
cycloheximide
ˌsaɪkləʊˈheksəˌmaɪd
cyclophosphamide
ˌsaɪkləʊˈfɒsfəˌmaɪd
diamide
ˈdaɪəˌmaɪd
diethylamide
daɪˈiːθɪləˌmaɪd
dimethylformamide
daɪˌmiːθaɪlˈfɔːməˌmaɪd
formamide
ˈfɔːməˌmaɪd
frusemide
ˈfrʌsəˌmaɪd
furosemide
ˈfjʊərˌəʊsəˌmaɪd
niacinamide
ˌnaɪəˈsɪnəˌmaɪd
nicotinamide
ˌnɪkəˈtɪnəˌmaɪd
polyacrylamide
ˌpɒlɪəˈkrɪləˌmaɪd
sodamide
ˈsəʊdəˌmaɪd
sulfanilamide
ˌsʌlfəˈnɪləˌmaɪd
tolbutamide
tɒlˈbjuːtəˌmaɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THALIDOMIDE

thalassographer
thalassographic
thalassography
thalassotherapy
thalattocracy
thaler
Thales
thali
Thalia
thalian
thalidomide baby
thalli
thallic
thalliform
thalline
thallious
thallium
thalloid
thallophyte
thallophytic

WORDS THAT END LIKE THALIDOMIDE

acetamide
acetazolamide
amide
bromide
cetrimide
chlorobromide
chromide
dibromide
hydrogen bromide
imide
lysergic acid diethylamide
methyl bromide
orange chromide
polyamide
polyimide
potassium bromide
salicylamide
silver bromide
sulfacetamide
sulfonamide

Synonyms and antonyms of thalidomide in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «thalidomide» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THALIDOMIDE

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

Translator English - Chinese

沙利度胺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

talidomida
570 millions of speakers

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thalidomide
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

thalidomide
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الثاليدومايد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

талидомид
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

talidomida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি অধুনা-নিষিদ্ধ বেদনানিবারক ঔষধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thalidomide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thalidomide
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Thalidomid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サリドマイド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탈리도마이드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thalidomide
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thalidomide
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாலிடோமைடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थॅलिडोमाइड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uyuşturucu bir ilaç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

talidomide
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

talidomid
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

талідомід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

talidomida
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

θαλιδομίδη
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

thalidomide
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

talidomid
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

thalidomid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thalidomide

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THALIDOMIDE»

The term «thalidomide» is regularly used and occupies the 64.053 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THALIDOMIDE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THALIDOMIDE»

Discover the use of thalidomide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thalidomide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dark Remedy: The Impact Of Thalidomide And Its Revival As A ...
A parable about compassion-and the absence of it-Dark Remedy is a gripping account of thalidomide's extraordinary impact on the lives of individuals and nations over half a century.
Trent Stephens, Rock Brynner, 2009
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Dark Remedy: The Impact of Thalidomide and Its Revival as a ...
A study of thalidomide, a sedatuve that maimed and killed thousands and caused untold birth defects during the 1950s, describes how the drug has made a dramatic comeback to provide a successful treatment for millions of people with ...
Trent D. Stephens, Rock Brynner, 2001
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Dark Remedy: The Impact of Thalidomide and Its Revival As a ...
Describes how thalidomide, a sedative that killed thousands and caused untold birth defects during the 1950s, has made a dramatic comeback to provide successful treatment for millions of people with arthritis, lupus, brain tumors, cancer, ...
Trent D. Stephens, Rock Brynner, 2001
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Angiogenesis: An Integrative Approach from Science to Medicine
Structure of thalidomide and its IMiD derivatives. The thalidomide structure (a) was modified by adding an amino (NH2-) group at the 4 position of the phthaloyl ring to generate the IMiDs CC-5013 and CC-4047 (b). For CC-5013, one of the ...
William Figg, Judah Folkman, 2008
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Giving Thalidomide a Second Chance
Thalidomide is not approved for use in the United States; however, in appropriate circumstances FDA allows restricted investigational use of the drug to treat the diseases now under clinical trials. Over the vears. thalidomide has been given to  ...
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Encyclopedia of Special Education
Thalidomide was widely distributed in Europe, where it is estimated to have affected over 7,000 individuals. It was withdrawn from the market in late 1961 before it passed Food and Drug Administration approval in the United States ( Moore, ...
Cecil R. Reynolds, Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, 2007
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New Scientist
mentioned. Thalidomide neuropathy has not therefore been excluded. And statements such as Dr Waters's "we have not observed any evidence of thalidomide neurotoxicity" (Leprosy Review, vol 42, p 26) have little meaning. No case of ...
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Encyclopedia of Women's Health
Thalidomide women with severe morning sickness. It was advertised as a nontoxic medication, with no side effects, and completely safe for pregnant women. All of these claims were untrue. A major side effect associated with long- term use is ...
Sana Loue, Martha Sajatovic, Keith B. Armitage, 2004
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Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal ...
JAMA 1962:180:1106-14. 23. Lenz W. Thalidomide and congenital abnormalities . Lancet 1962: 1:45. 24. McBride WG. Thalidomide and congenital abnormalities. Lancet 1961:2:1358. 25. Pfeiffer RA, Kosenow W. Thalidomide and congenital ...
Gerald G. Briggs, Roger K. Freeman, Sumner J. Yaffe, 2008
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Syndromes of the Head and Neck
Thalidomide embryopathy.(A) Midfacial hemangioma. (B,C) Phocomelia of both arms, absent ears. Patient also had ankylosis of temporomandibular joint, bifid uvula, and absence of one parotid gland. Mother had consists of mild enamel ...
M.S. D.Sc. Regents' Professor Emeritus of Oral Pathology and Genetics at School of Dentistry Robert J. Gorlin D.D.S, D.M.D. M. Michael Cohen Jr., Ph.D. Professor Oral Pathology Faculty of Denistry, Ph.D. Department of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics Raoul C.M. Hennekam M.D., Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THALIDOMIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thalidomide is used in the context of the following news items.
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Globe wins Michener Award for series on thalidomide drug survivors
Nine days after The Globe first published, thalidomide victims met with the federal government, which voted in a rare display of of unanimity to support ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
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New film about Thalidomide victim
Award-winning documentary maker Roger Graef has signed up to make a new film about a Thalidomide victim half a century after he first told his story. «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»
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For Canadian thalidomide victims, compensation is fair but long …
But the victims of thalidomide now have some redress, some peace of mind in their final years. Late Friday, Health Minister Rona Ambrose announced the ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
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No answers from Ottawa on financial support for thalidomide survivors
Victims of the drug thalidomide came away from a two-hour meeting with Health Canada on Monday voicing “grave concerns” over Ottawa's failure to provide ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»
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Thalidomide survivors want clarity on federal compensation package
A group of Canadian thalidomide survivors is in Ottawa today to get more ... executive director of the Thalidomide Victim's Association, said members of her ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
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Thalidomide survivors to receive $125000 lump sum payment each
The federal government is offering a $125,000 lump-sum payment to each of Canada's thalidomide victims, but the family of one survivor says it isn't enough. «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
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Ottawa to miss deadline for thalidomide victims' financial aid
The federal government will not meet the Monday deadline set by the Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada to announce a financial aid package for ... «The Globe and Mail, Jan 15»
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Thalidomide Victims In Spain Still Waiting For Compensation
More than five decades on, the battle for justice over birth defects caused by the drug thalidomide continues in only one European country: Spain. Spanish ... «NPR, Dec 14»
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Parliamentary motion for 'full support' for thalidomide survivors …
Members of Parliament rose as one to applaud Canada's thalidomide victims on Monday, and up in the visitors' gallery, the victims watched and wept. As MPs ... «The Globe and Mail, Dec 14»
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Former minister says 1991 thalidomide package was 'as generous …
The federal health minister who reached the 1991 compensation deal with Canadian thalidomide victims says he sought as generous a package as possible, ... «The Globe and Mail, Nov 14»

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