apomorphine

American  

[ap-uh-mawr-feen, -fin] / ˌæp əˈmɔr fin, -fɪn /

Also apomorphin

noun

Pharmacology.

1. an alkaloid, C 17 H 17 NO 2 , derived from morphine and used as a fast-acting emetic.

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apomorphine British  

/ ˌæpəˈmɔːfiːn, -fɪn /

noun

1. a white crystalline alkaloid, derived from morphine, that is used medicinally as an emetic, as an expectorant, and in Parkinson's disease. Formula: C 17 H 17 NO 2

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Etymology

Origin of apomorphine

First recorded in 1885–90; apo- + morphine

Example Sentences

Despite apomorphine working well to address OFF episodes, the injectable administration can be a challenge.

From Scientific American

After the patients several times use the drug apomorphine, a common treatment that activates dopamine, it can be substituted with a placebo, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a trial published in February, he showed that in people with Parkinson's disease, pre-conditioning with the drug apomorphine made patients respond to a placebo just as strongly as they did to the active drug10.

From Nature

They alleviate their symptoms by taking drugs such as apomorphine, which activate receptors for dopamine.

From Nature

In the first group are common salt, mustard, ipecacuanha, and sulphate of zinc; and apomorphine, which is given hypodermically, is an example of the second.

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