para-aminosalicylic acid

noun

para-ami·​no·​sal·​i·​cyl·​ic acid ˌper-ə-ə-ˌmē-ˌnō-ˌsa-lə-ˈsi-lik- 

ˌper-ə-ˌa-mə-(ˌ)nō-,

ˌpa-rə-

: the white crystalline para-substituted isomer of aminosalicylic acid that is made synthetically and is used in the treatment of tuberculosis

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

para-aminosalicylic acid

noun

para-ami·​no·​sal·​i·​cyl·​ic acid -ˌsal-ə-ˌsil-ik- 

: the white crystalline para-substituted isomer of aminosalicylic acid that is made synthetically and is used in the treatment of tuberculosis