atropine
pronunciation
How to pronounce atropine in British English:
UK [ætrə'pɪn]
How to pronounce atropine in American English:
US [ætrə'pɪn]
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- Noun:
- a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides
Word Origin
- atropine (n.)
- 1836, from Latin atropa "deadly nightshade" (from which the alkaloid poison is extracted), from Greek atropos "inflexible," also the name of one of the Fates (see Atropos) + chemical suffix -ine (2).
Example
- 1. With atropine , ocular effects are accompanied by tachycardia .
- 2. Does he need atropine or epi ?
- 3. Application of diazepam with atropine in the active stage of childbirth .
- 4. The adsorption effect of hemoperfusion with activated charcoal on dichlorvos and atropine .
- 5. Misoprostol and atropine used in painless artificial abortion .