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noun
An anticholinergic drug mainly used to treat drug-induced parkinsonism, akathisia and acute dystonia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
drug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in Parkinsonism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Kemadrin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: muscle relaxant
History
From pro(pane) + cycl(ohexyl) + -clidine (“muscarinic receptor agonist/antagonist”).
