Ethambutol


[e-tham-byuh-tawl, -tol] /ɛˈθæm byəˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl/

noun, Pharmacology.
1.
an antimicrobial substance, C 10 H 24 N 2 O 2 , active against susceptible bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium, in the treatment, in combination with other drugs, of tuberculosis.
/ɛˈθæmbjʊˌtɒl/
noun
1.
a compound used in the treatment of tuberculosis

ethambutol eth·am·bu·tol (ě-thām’byə-tôl’, -tōl’)
n.
An antibacterial drug used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.

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