(atropine)

  • 21atropine — (a tro pi n ) s. f. Terme de chimie. Nom donné à un principe immédiat qu on retire de la belladone (atropa belladona) …

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  • 22atropine — n. poisonous crystalline compound obtained from the belladonna plant (used as an eye treatment or for injuries caused by nerve gas) …

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  • 23atropine — [ atrəpi:n, ɪn] noun Chemistry a poisonous compound found in deadly nightshade, used in medicine as an antispasmodic drug. Origin C19: mod. L. Atropa belladonna deadly nightshade , from Atropos inflexible , the name of one of the Fates + ine4 …

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  • 24atropine — at·ro·pine …

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  • 25atropine — at•ro•pine [[t]ˈæ trəˌpin, pɪn[/t]] n. pha a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C17H23NO3, obtained from belladonna or other nightshade plants, used chiefly to relieve spasms or, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye • Etymology: 1830–40; <… …

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  • 26atropine — /ˈætrəpən / (say atruhpuhn), / in/ (say een) noun a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, racemic hyoscyamine, C17H23NO3, obtained from belladonna (deadly nightshade) and other solanaceous plants; it is used medicinally as an antispasmodic, to dilate… …

  • 27atropine —   n. poisonous alkaloid obtained from deadly nightshade roots and leaves …

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  • 28atropine —    An alkaloid derived from Belladonna (Atropa belladonna) and related plants that blocks some cholinergic or parasympathetic functions. It has been used to stop the cramps of diarrhea and is still found in some OTC cold remedies, since it dries… …

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  • 29atropine — A drug derived from belladonna; used principally to dilate the pupil of the eye, thereby facilitating an eye examination …

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  • 30atropine — n. a poisonous alkaloid found in deadly nightshade, used in medicine to treat renal and biliary colic etc. Etymology: mod.L Atropa belladonna deadly nightshade f. Gk Atropos inflexible, the name of one of the Fates …

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