emetine

American  

[em-i-teen, -tin] / ˈɛm ɪˌtin, -tɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a crystalline or white powdery substance, C 29 H 40 N 2 O 4 , the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.

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emetine British  

/ ˈɛmətɪn, ˈɛməˌtiːn, -tɪn /

noun

1. a white bitter poisonous alkaloid obtained from ipecacuanha: the hydrochloride is used to treat amoebic infections. Formula: C 29 H 40 O 4 N 2

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Etymology

Origin of emetine

1810–20; < Greek émet ( os ) vomiting + -ine ²; compare French émétine

Example Sentences

The autopsy report listed the cause of death as "emetine cardiotoxicity due to or as a consequence of anorexia nervosa."

From The Guardian

Then would come the time for another inoculation with emetine, and we would join the long line of men waiting, stripped to the waist, for Captain Hummel's needle.

From Project Gutenberg

It is very probable that a comparative experimental study will prove the existence of a large number of elementary species, differing in many points; they will probably also show differences in the amount of the active chemical substances, especially of emetine, which is usually recorded as present in about 1%, but which will undoubtedly be found in larger quantities in some, and in smaller quantities in other elementary species.

From Project Gutenberg

Some cases of amibian dysentery are being treated with calomel, salol, and emetine.

From Project Gutenberg

I have diagnosed it as pyorrhea which has infected the stomach from the mouth, and have suggested emetine treatment of the mouth as a cure for the stomach disorder. 

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