Physostigmine Definition

fīsō-stĭgmēn
noun
A colorless or pinkish crystalline alkaloid, C15H21N3O2, extracted from the Calabar bean, used in medicine for stimulating intestinal muscles, contracting the pupils of the eyes, etc.
Webster's New World

(chemistry) A parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor alkaloid of the Calabar bean, used to treat certain medical conditions.

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physostigmine
Plural:
physostigmines

Origin of Physostigmine

  • New Latin Phȳsostigma genus name of the Calabar bean (Greek phūsa bellows) (stigma) –ine

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

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