See Also: compensatory polycythemia(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Polycythemia(health)
Polycythemia(medicine)
relative polycythemia(medicine)
polycythemia hypertonica(medicine)
Polycythemia vera(health)
polycythemia rubra(medicine)
polycythemia vera(medicine)
Compensatory(medicine)

allylbarbital (medicine) and compensatory polycythemia (medicine)


allylbarbital (medicine)


allylbarbital -->
butalbital


5-allyl-5-isobutylbarbituric acid;a barbiturate of intermediate duration of action; a sedative and hypnotic.

Synonym: allylbarbital.


compensatory polycythemia (medicine)


compensatory polycythemia


A secondary polycythemia resulting from anoxia, e.g., in congenital heart disease, pulmonary emphysema, or prolonged residence at a high altitude.