#thalidomide  a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis
  supertype:  #sedative-hypnotic_drug__sedative-hypnotic  a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep
     supertype:  #sedative_drug__sedative__depressant__downer  a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
        supertype:  #medicament__medicine__medication__medicinal_drug__medicinaldrug  something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
           supertype:  #drug  a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
              supertype:  #agent.causal_agent  a substance that exerts some force or effect
                 supertype:  #causal_agent__cause__causal_agency  any entity that causes events to happen
                    supertype:  pm#thing_playing_some_role  category to classify things according to roles/viewpoints; classification under this category is application-dependant
                       supertype:  pm#thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
        supertype:  #drug_of_abuse__street_drug  a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction
           supertype:  #drug  a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
  supertype:  #teratogen  any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples
     supertype:  #agent  an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"
        supertype:  #causal_agent__cause__causal_agency  any entity that causes events to happen

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