amphetamine
(am-fet′ă-mēn″)
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(am-fet′ă-mĭn)
[a(lpha) + m(ethyl) + ph(enyl) + eth(yl) + amine]
A central nervous system stimulant, C9H13N (or related agents), used therapeutically to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, narcolepsy, and obesity, and misused or abused for energizing or euphoriant effects.
SEE: amphetamine sulfate
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Amphetamine." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745784/all/amphetamine.
Amphetamine. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745784/all/amphetamine. Accessed December 14, 2024.
Amphetamine. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745784/all/amphetamine
Amphetamine [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 14]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745784/all/amphetamine.
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