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

Injections of apomorphine continue, but only under conditions set by the court.

From Time Magazine Archive

So can apomorphine, a Parkinson's drug that latches directly onto the dopamine receptors in brain cells and turns them on.

From Time Magazine Archive

Treatment.—Wash out the stomach freely; a hypodermic injection of apomorphine as an emetic, followed by hypodermic injections of pilocarpine or morphine.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

If there is a choice, give apomorphine hypodermically.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

For instance, it is known that emetics given through the mouth often remain without results; if however the emetic apomorphine is injected anywhere under the skin, vomiting surely follows within a very short time.

From Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated by Brendecke, Fr. (Friedrich)