apomorphine

[ ap-uh-mawr-feen, -fin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

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

apomorphine

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of apomorphine¹

First recorded in 1885–90; apo- + morphine

Example Sentences

The central emetics are apomorphine, tartar emetic, ipecacuanha, senega and squill.

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Crystallised apomorphine then separates spontaneously, and is deposited on the sides of the vessel.

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The liquid is decanted, and the precipitate is exhausted with ether or chloroform, which dissolves the apomorphine only.

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Use at once the stomach-tube or pump, or give emetics of sulphate of zinc, or hypodermic solution of apomorphine.

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In those rare cases in which this does not take place, use the stomach-pump or tube, or give hypodermic injection of apomorphine.

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