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barbiturate

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000911

A type of drug that causes a decrease in brain activity. Barbiturates may be used to treat insomnia, seizures, and convulsions, and to relieve anxiety and tension before surgery. A barbiturate is a type of central nervous system (CNS) depressant.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000911
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000911",
  "term": "barbiturate",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of drug that causes a decrease in brain activity. Barbiturates may be used to treat insomnia, seizures, and convulsions, and to relieve anxiety and tension before surgery. A barbiturate is a type of central nervous system (CNS) depressant.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/barbiturate/"
}

Record 3,278 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.