sulfobromophthalein

noun sul·fo·bro·mo·phtha·lein

Medical Definition of SULFOBROMOPHTHALEIN

: a diagnostic material used in the form of its disodium salt C₂₀H₈Br₄Na₂O₁₀S₂ in a liver function test

sul·fo·bro·mo·phtha·lein or chiefly British sul·pho·bro·mo·phtha·lein \ˌsəl-fə-ˌbrō-mō-ˈthal-ē-ən, -ˈthal-ˌēn, -ˈthāl-\

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