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atropine Definition

at·ro·pine (atrə pēn′, -pin′)

noun

a poisonous, crystalline alkaloid, CHNO, obtained from belladonna and similar plants: used to relieve spasms and dilate the pupil of the eye

Etymology: < ModL Atropa, genus name of belladonna < Gr Atropos (see Atropos) + -ine

atropine Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • give: The vet then performed a stomach washout and gave atropine, 0.5 mg iv.
  • include: He was interested in many alkaloids including atropine ( 1 ) and the structurally similar cocaine ( 3 ) molecule.
  • administer: However, it has been this author's practice to administer atropine routinely before ketamine anesthesia.
  • use: Continue volatile agent until reversal is complete and spontaneous respiration is resumed using atropine or glycopyrrolate and neostigmine as required.
  • receive: He received atropine 500 mcg premedication and then topical local anesthesia to the mucosa of his upper airway.
  • have: Pethidine has an atropine like effect that is said to counteract the opioid effect on smooth muscle but this has not been proven clinically.

Adjective modifier

  • intravenous: This can be prevented and treated by intravenous atropine.
  • e.g.: Generally, however, premedication with glycopyrrolate will abolish the need for any further anticholinergic agents to be given ( e.g. atropine ).

Modifies a noun

  • sulfate: These symptoms abated within 2 hours after decontamination and treatment with atropine sulfate.
  • premedication: It stimulates salivation and is best used with atropine premedication.
  • block: Atropine blocks that action and therefore may speed up the heart rate.
  • injector: The battlefield was littered with atropine injectors used by panicky Iranian troops as an antidote against Iraqi nerve gas attacks.
  • allergy: London: Pharmaceutical Press Trautner EM ( 1949 ) A contribution to the causation of atropine allergy.

Noun used with modifier

  • drug: The drug atropine inhibits the parasympathetic nerve, causing the pupil to dilate.

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