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 • Oct. 23, 2010

Doctor Granville, at the outside, will cure his pyorrhea with emetine for no more than a paltry fifty dollars. 

From Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack

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. 

From Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack

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

From Turkish Prisoners in Egypt A Report by the Delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross by International Committee of the Red Cross

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 With Manchesters in the East by Hurst, Gerald B. (Gerald Berkeley), Sir