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dihydroergotamine

[ dahy-hahy-droh-ur-got-uh-meen, -min, -ur-guh-tam-een, -in ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. an ergot alkaloid, C 33 H 37 N 5 O 5 , used in the treatment of various types of migraine headache.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dihydroergotamine1

First recorded in 1940–45; di- 1 + hydro- 2 + ergotamine

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