scopolamine

scopolamine definition - medical

sco·pol·a·mine (skə-pŏlˈə-mēnˌ, -mĭn)

noun
A thick, syrupy, colorless alkaloid extracted from plants such as henbane and used as a mydriatic, sedative, antiemetic, and treatment for motion sickness. Also called hyoscine.

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