Medical Dictionary

gabapentin

noun gab·a·pen·tin \ˈgab-ə-ˌpen-tin\

Medical Definition of GABAPENTIN

:  an anticonvulsant drug C9H17NO2 structurally related to gamma-aminobutyric acid that is administered orally as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures—see neurontin

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