scopolamine

[ skuh-pol-uh-meen, -min, skoh-puh-lam-in ]

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nounPharmacology.

a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C17H21NO4, obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.

Origin of scopolamine

1890–95; <New Latin Scopol(ia japonica) Japanese belladonna (genus Scopolia named after G.A. Scopoli (1723–88), Italian naturalist; see -a²) + amine

Also called hyoscine.

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How to use scopolamine in a sentence

The patient was a very fat negress who had collapsed after the use of scopolamine.
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Old solutions of scopolamine decompose and give rise to toxic substances.
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Fonyo reported two fatal poisonings by the scopolamine-morphine method as used in surgery.
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He used Merck's scopolamine at first, and later a solution made up after the formula of Straub of Freiburg, which is more stable.
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The woman, however, after three doses of the scopolamine developed pulmonary edema.
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British Dictionary definitions for scopolamine

scopolamine

/ (skəˈpɒləˌmiːn, -mɪn, ˌskəʊpəˈlæmɪn) /

noun

a colourless viscous liquid alkaloid extracted from certain plants, such as henbane: used in preventing travel sickness and as an anticholinergic, sedative, and truth serum. Formula: C 17 H 21 NO 4: Also called: hyoscine See also atropine

Origin of scopolamine

C20 scopol- from New Latin scopolia Japonica Japanese belladonna (from which the alkaloid is extracted), named after G. A. Scopoli (1723–88), Italian naturalist, + amine

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Scientific definitions for scopolamine

scopolamine

[ skə-pŏl′ə-mēn′, -mĭn ]

A poisonous, syrupy, colorless alkaloid extracted from plants such as deadly nightshade and henbane. Scopolamine depresses the central nervous system and is used primarily as a sedative and to dilate the pupils, treat nausea, and prevent motion sickness. Chemical formula: C17H21NO4.

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