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scopolamine Definition

sco·pol·amine (skō pälə mēn′, -min)

noun

an alkaloid, CHNO, obtained from various plants of the nightshade family, as belladonna, and used in medicine as a sedative or hypnotic, and sometimes with morphine to relieve pain

Etymology: Ger scopolamin < ModL Scopolia, genus of plants in which the alkaloid appears (after G. A. Scopoli (1723-88), of Pavia, Italy) + Ger amin, amine

scopolamine Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • transdermal: Contact dermatitis precluded the use of transdermal scopolamine in 3 ( 4.4 % ) subjects.

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