Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
sco·po·la Pronunciation:
'skO-p&-l& Variant:
also sco·po·lia /sk&-'pO-lE-&/ Function:
noun : the dried rhizome of an herb (
Scopolia carniolica) of the family Solanaceae that contains the alkaloids scopolamine, atropine, and hyoscyamine and is used as ahypnotic and analgesic
