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sco·pol·a·mine 
[skuh-pol-uh-meen, -min, skoh-puh-lam-in] Pronunciation Key
[skuh-pol-uh-meen, -min, skoh-puh-lam-in] Pronunciation Key –noun Pharmacology.
| a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C17H21NO4, obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness. |
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| sco·pol·a·mine
(skə-pŏl'ə-mēn', -mĭn) Pronunciation Key
n. A thick, syrupy, colorless alkaloid, C17H21NO4, extracted from plants such as henbane and used primarily as a mydriatic and sedative, and to treat nausea and prevent motion sickness. Also called hyoscine. [New Latin Scopolia, plant genus (after Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723-1788), Italian naturalist) + -amine.] |
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| scopolamine | |
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| an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying" |
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| scopolamine
(skə-pŏl'ə-mēn', -mĭn) Pronunciation Key
A poisonous, syrupy, colorless alkaloid extracted from plants such as deadly nightshade and henbane. Scopolamine depresses the central nervous system and is used primarily as a sedative and to dilate the pupils, treat nausea, and prevent motion sickness. Chemical formula: C17H21NO4. |
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scopolamine sco·pol·a·mine (skə-pŏl'ə-mēn', -mĭn)
n.
A thick, syrupy, colorless alkaloid extracted from plants such as henbane and used as a mydriatic, sedative, and truth serum. Also called hyoscine.
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