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colchicine Definition

col·chi·cine (kälc̸hi sēn′, -sin′; -kälki-)

noun

a poisonous, yellow alkaloid, CHNO, extracted from the seeds or corms of a species of colchicum (Colchicum autumnale): used in the treatment of gout, in genetic engineering, and to produce chromosome doubling in plants for greater growth and fertile hybrids

Etymology: < colchicum + -ine

colchicine Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • take: People with low back pain should consult a physician skilled in herbal medicines before taking colchicine due to potentially severe side effects.

Adjective modifier

  • oral: Oral colchicine is also used, but produces severe diarrhea, cramps and nausea accompany effective doses.
  • prophylactic: The Paulus probenecid study did not appear to show any reduction in attacks without addition of prophylactic colchicine.

Noun used with modifier

  • drug: Herbs that may be helpful Autumn crocus ( Colchicum autumnale ) is the herb from which the drug colchicine was originally isolated.

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