car·ba·maz·e·pine (kär'bə-măz'ə-pēn')
n.
An anticonvulsant drug, C₁₅H₁₂N₂O, used in the treatment of certain forms of epilepsy and to relieve pain associated with trigeminal neuralgia.

[CARBAM(OYL) + (benz)azepine, one of its constituents (BENZ(O)- + AZ(O)- + EP(OXIDE) + -INE²).]

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