SCOPOLAMINE

scopolamine, hyoscine

(noun) an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; “transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness”; “someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scopolamine (countable and uncountable, plural scopolamines)

(pharmaceutical drug) A tropane alkaloid obtained from plants of the nightshade family, used as a sedative, to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils for ophthalmic examination.

Source: Wiktionary



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19 January 2025

ELOQUENCE

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