单词 | thalidomide |
释义 | thalidomide (once / 38752 pages) n WORD FAMILY thalidomide USAGE EXAMPLESUnlike many other countries, the United States managed to avoid the thalidomide crisis, thanks to a heroic FDA regulator named Frances Oldham Kelsey. Slate(Dec 13, 2016) A woman disabled by Thalidomide has said she believes survivors of the drug scandal are close to a breakthrough in securing compensation from Germany. BBC(Nov 07, 2016) A doctor who likened the risks of vaping to the Thalidomide scandal has been accused of "alarmist nonsense". BBC(Nov 05, 2016) n a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis Hyper sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep teratogenany agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples |
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