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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.

Nearby words

  1. neorealism,
  2. neorican,
  3. neoromanticism,
  4. neosoul ,
  5. neosporin,
  6. neostriatum,
  7. neostyle,
  8. neosurrealism,
  9. neotectonics,
  10. neoteny

Origin of neostigmine

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