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eserine

American  
[es-uh-reen, -rin] / ˈɛs əˌrin, -rɪn /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. physostigmine.


eserine British  
/ -rɪn, ˈɛsəriːn /

noun

  1. another name for physostigmine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of eserine

1875–80; eser- (name for the Calabar bean) + -ine 2

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Hypodermic injections of strychnine, eserine, or pilocarpine are useful in the treatment of this disease.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

Strychnine, eserine and pilocarpine are the drugs commonly used by the veterinarians in the treatment of acute indigestion.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

Glauber's salts may be given as a drench, or eserine may be given hypodermically.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

Of these two have been identified, one called calabarine, and the other, now a highly important drug, known as physostigmine—or occasionally as eserine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

A water solution of atropine or eserine should be used for the purpose of relieving the symptoms of iritis or glaucoma.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

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