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propantheline bromide

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[proh-pan-thuh-leen, -lin] / proʊˈpæn θəˌlin, -lɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a substance, C 2 3 H 3 0 BrNO 3 , used in the treatment of peptic ulcers.


Etymology

Origin of propantheline bromide

First recorded in 1950–55; by rearrangement of parts of its chemical name

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To their patients, the pair call the problem misbehaviour of the bowel and treat it with the sedative phenobarbital and the muscle relaxant propantheline bromide.

From Nature • May 17, 2016

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