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hydrastine

[hahy-dras-teen, -tin]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. an alkaloid, C21H21NO6, that is extracted from the roots of goldenseal and forms prismatic crystals: used as an astringent and to inhibit uterine bleeding.
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Origin of hydrastine

First recorded in 1875–80; hydrast(is) + -ine2
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  • In the latter class are included such drugs as hydrastine and adrenaline.

    Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry

    Maximilian Stern

British Dictionary definitions for hydrastine

hydrastine

noun
  1. a white poisonous alkaloid extracted from the roots of the goldenseal: has been used in medicine (in the form of one of its water-soluble salts) to contract the uterus and arrest haemorrhage. Formula: C 21 H 21 NO 6
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Word Origin

C19: from hydrast (is) + -ine ²
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hydrastine in Medicine

hydrastine

(hī-drăs′tēn′, -tĭn)
n.
  1. A poisonous white alkaloid obtained from the yellow root of a woodland plant and formerly used locally to treat inflammation of mucous membranes.
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