pyridostigmine bromide

[ pir-i-doh-stig-meen ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a cholinesterase inhibitor, C 9 H 1 3 BrN 2 O 2 , used in its bromide form in the treatment of myasthenia gravis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyridostigmine bromide¹

First recorded in 1960–65; pyrid(ine) + -o- + (physo)stigmine