ergonovine

(ʉr′gō nō′vēn′, -vin)

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noun

a water-soluble alkaloid of ergot, CHNO, used to increase contraction of the uterus during childbirth and prevent uterine hemorrhage

Origin: ergo- (< Fr < ergot, ergot) + nov- (< L novus, new) + -ine

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