Atophan

/ˈætəfæn/ noun

A chemical compound formerly used as a treatment for gout and related conditions.

From atopy + -an chemical suffix, or possibly related to atopy and a Greek root. An obsolete pharmaceutical term from early 20th-century medicine.

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