Para-aminohippuric acid
para-aminohippuric acid par·a-a·mi·no·hip·pu·ric acid (pār’ə-ə-mē’nō-hə-pyur’ĭk)
n.
Abbr. PAH
The glycine amide of para-aminobenzoic acid used in renal function tests.
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