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/euh see'teuh zoh"leuh muyd', -mid, -zol"euh-, as'i teuh-/, n. Pharm.a crystalline powder, C4H6N4O3S2, used chiefly in the treatment of glaucoma and edema.[1950-55; ACET- + AZOLE + AMIDE]
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