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Definition thalidomide in British English

thalidomide noun

[uncountable] noun
/θəˈlɪdəmaɪd/
1

a drug produced in the 1950s to help people to relax. Doctors later discovered that it caused babies to be born with arms and legs that had not developed normally.

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Definition thalidomide in British English