neostigmine

[ nee-oh-stig-meen, -min ]
/ ˌni oʊˈstɪg min, -mɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

a synthetic anticholinesterase, C12H19N2O2, used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis, glaucoma, and postoperative urinary bladder distention.

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Origin of neostigmine

1940–45; neo- + -stigmine (after prostigmin; see -ine2)

Words nearby neostigmine

neorealism, neorican, neoromanticism, neosoul , neosporin, neostigmine, neostriatum, neostyle, neosurrealism, neotectonics, neoteny
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Medical definitions for neostigmine

neostigmine
[ nē′ō-stĭg′mēn, -mĭn ]

n.

A drug that inhibits acetylcholinesterase, used in its bromide form orally and its methylsulfate form parenterally to treat myasthenia gravis.
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