Contergan

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German

Etymology

Marketing name.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔntɐˈɡaːn/
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Noun

Contergan n (strong, genitive Contergans, no plural)

  1. thalidomide
    • 2015, Nicholas Eschenbruch, Viola Balz, Ulrike Klöppel, Marion Hulverscheidt, Arzneimittel des 20. Jahrhunderts: Historische Skizzen von Lebertran bis Contergan‎, transcript Verlag, →ISBN, page 256:
      Um die 5.000 Kinder kamen hier mit den typischen Contergan-Schädigungen zur Welt. Kaum betroffen waren dagegen Staaten wie die USA oder aber auch die DDR, in denen bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt Contergan nur wenig zum Einsatz gekommen war.
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Declension

Declension of Contergan
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Contergan
genitive eines des Contergans
dative einem dem Contergan
accusative ein das Contergan

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