Homatropine Definition

hō-mătrō-pēn
noun
An anticholinergic drug derived from tropine, C16 H21 NO3 , used in its bromide form to dilate the pupil of the eye and in combination with hydrocodone to prevent overdosage of that drug.
American Heritage Medicine

Origin of Homatropine

  • hom(o)– atropine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Homatropine Sentence Examples

  • The drug is often replaced in ophthalmology by homatropine - an alkaloid prepared from tropine - which acts similarly to atropine but has the advantage of allowing the ocular changes to pass away in a much shorter time.

  • Atropine, hyoscyamine, homatropine, duboisine, daturine and some other bodies have a paralysing action upon the ends of the motor and secretory nerves.

  • The pain of a corneal abrasion can be treated with drugs such as homatropine which keep the eye in a dilated state and stop the spasm of the iris, a major cause of discomfort for the individual with a corneal abrasion.

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