Medical Dictionary
phenacetin
noun phen·ac·e·tin \fi-ˈnas-ət-ən\
Medical Definition of PHENACETIN
: a compound C10H13NO2 formerly used to ease pain or fever but now withdrawn from use because of its link to high blood pressure, heart attacks, cancer, and kidney disease—called also acetophenetidin
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