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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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How to use ergotin in a sentence

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