Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thalidomide

1 sense of thalidomide

Sense 1
thalidomide -- (a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis)
       => sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug -- (a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep)
       => teratogen -- (any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples)