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ergotin

or er·got·ine

[ ur-guh-tin ]

/ ˈɜr gə tɪn /

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noun Pharmacology.

any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.

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Origin of ergotin

Words nearby ergotin

ergonovine, ergophobia, ergosterol, ergot, ergotamine, ergotin, ergotism, ergotoxine, Ergotrate, Erhard, Erhardt

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Example sentences from the Web for ergotin

Erpiol (Dr. Schrader) is the name applied to capsules containing apiol, ergotin and gossypin, which are sold as an emmenagogue.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Trivial injuries may be the starting-point, the anæsthesia produced by the ergotin preventing the patient taking notice of them.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Menorrhagia: Gallic acid, fifty grains; Ergotin, twenty grains; Hydrastin, ten grains.
Searchlights on Health|B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols
The use of small doses of atropin and ergotin was recommended by von Bergmann.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

The hypodermic use of ergotin has been followed by results most gratifying to those employing it.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

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