Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
ipecac syrup Function:
noun : an emetic and expectorant liquid preparation that is widely used to induce vomiting in accidental poisoning, that contains thealkaloids emetine and cephaeline, and that is prepared by extracting the ether-soluble alkaloids from powdered ipecac and mixing them with glycerol and a syrup called also
syrup of ipecac
