Apomorphine Definition

ăpə-môrfēn
noun
A poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, C17 H17 NO2 , derived from morphine and used medicinally to induce vomiting.
American Heritage
A crystalline alkaloid, C17H17NO2, produced by synthesis from morphine.
Webster's New World
A poisonous alkaloid, C17 H17 NO2 , that is an analog of morphine and is used medicinally to treat Parkinson's disease and to induce vomiting.
American Heritage Medicine

(pharmacology) A particular narcotic used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

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