neostigmine

[ nee-oh-stig-meen, -min ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a synthetic anticholinesterase, C 1 2 H 1 9 N 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis, glaucoma, and postoperative urinary bladder distention.

Word History and Origins

Origin of neostigmine¹

1940–45; neo- + -stigmine (after Prostigmin ( def ); -ine ² )