thalidomide

English Thesaurus

1. a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug,
definition	:	a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	teratogen,
definition	:	any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples (noun.object)