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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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)

Energetic treatment with apomorphine and atropine was at once instituted by his colleagues and for a period of five hours he lay in a state of coma with occasional periods of lucidity.

From Food Poisoning by Jordan, Edwin Oakes

The action of strong hydrocholoric acid upon morphine changes it into apomorphine, C17H17NO2, by the withdrawal of a molecule of water.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various