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Physostigmine

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Noun

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used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Physostigmine

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noun
an alkaloid found in the Calabar bean used esp in eye drops to reduce pressure inside the eyeball. Formula: C15H21N3O2
. Also called: eserine

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Physostigmine

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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 College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Physostigmine

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n.
A crystalline alkaloid, C15H21N3O2, extracted from the Calabar bean, used in the form of its sulfate as a miotic and in the form of its salicylate as a cholinergic agent. Also called eserine.

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