apomorphine

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

/ ˌæp əˈmɔr fin, -fɪn /

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noun Pharmacology.

an alkaloid, C17H17NO2, derived from morphine and used as a fast-acting emetic.

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Also ap·o·mor·phin

[ap-uh-mawr-fin]. /ˌæp əˈmɔr fɪn/.

Origin of apomorphine

First recorded in 1885–90; apo- + morphine

Words nearby apomorphine

apologue, apology, apolune, apomict, apomixis, apomorphine, aponeurosis, apopemptic, apophasis, Apophis, apophony

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How to use apomorphine in a sentence

The central emetics are apomorphine, tartar emetic, ipecacuanha, senega and squill.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various
Crystallised apomorphine then separates spontaneously, and is deposited on the sides of the vessel.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The liquid is decanted, and the precipitate is exhausted with ether or chloroform, which dissolves the apomorphine only.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Use at once the stomach-tube or pump, or give emetics of sulphate of zinc, or hypodermic solution of apomorphine.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

In those rare cases in which this does not take place, use the stomach-pump or tube, or give hypodermic injection of apomorphine.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for apomorphine

apomorphine

/ (ˌæpəˈmɔːfiːn, -fɪn) /

noun

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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