levodopa

[ lee-vuh-doh-puh ]

/ ˌli vəˈdoʊ pə /

noun Pharmacology.

a synthetic substance, C9H11NO4, that is converted in the brain to dopamine: used chiefly in the treatment of parkinsonism.

Words nearby levodopa

levo, levo-, levobunolol hydrochloride, levocardia, levoclination, levodopa, levoduction, levoglucose, levorotation, levorotatory, levorphanol

Origin of levodopa

First recorded in 1965–70; levo- + dopa

Also called L-dopa.

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British Dictionary definitions for levodopa

levodopa

/ (ˌliːvəʊˈdəʊpə) /

noun

another name for L-dopa

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Medicine definitions for levodopa

levodopa

[ lē′və-dō′pə ]

n.

L-dopa