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neostigmine

[nee-oh-stig-meen, -min]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. 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)
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neostigmine

(nē′ō-stĭg′mēn, -mĭn)
n.
  1. A drug that inhibits acetylcholinesterase, used in its bromide form orally and its methylsulfate form parenterally to treat myasthenia gravis.
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