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noun
An anticholinesterase drug used in the form of its bromide C12H19BrN2O2 or a methyl sulfate derivative C13H22N2O6S especially in the diagnosis and treatment of myasthenia gravis and in the treatment of urinary bladder or bowel atony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a cholinergic drug (trade name Prostigmin) used to treat some ophthalmic conditions and to treat myasthenia gravis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Prostigmin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anticholinesterase
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- Ancient Greek φῦσᾰ (phûsă) Translingual stigma Translingual Physostigma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English physostigmine English -stigmine English neostigmine From neo- + -stigmine (“acetylcholinesterase inhibitor”).
