atropine
IPA: ˈeɪtrʌpaɪn
noun
- (toxicology, pharmacology) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).
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Examples of "atropine" in Sentences
- The mydriatic of choice is atropine.
- The injection of atropine 'might' work.
- It is the levorotary isomer to atropine.
- Contains the alkaloids scopolamine and atropine.
- Chemically, atropine and hyoscyamine are the same.
- The quantity of atropine is the highest in the root.
- The antidote to atropine is physostigmine or pilocarpine.
- This includes the use of epinephrine, atropine, and amiodarone.
- Diphenoxylate is anti diarrheal and atropine is anticholinergic.
- Atropine is not an actual antidote for organophosphate poisoning.