desethylamiodarone

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English

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Etymology

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From desmethyl +‎ amiodarone.

Noun

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desethylamiodarone (uncountable)

  1. A metabolite related to amiodarone by removal of one or more ethyl groups
    • 2015 July 26, Liane Rabinowich, Oren Shibolet, “Drug Induced Steatohepatitis: An Uncommon Culprit of a Common Disease”, in BioMed Research International[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      Amiodarone and its principal lipophilic metabolite, desethylamiodarone, are highly concentrated in the liver in a manner that appears to be related more closely to the total dose rather than to plasma concentrations.