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Physostigmine
Phyˊso-stig′mine
,Noun.
(Chem.)
An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of
Physostigma venenosum
), and extracted as a white, tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; – formerly called eserine
, with which it was regarded as identical. Definition 2024
physostigmine
physostigmine
English
Noun
physostigmine (plural physostigmines)
- (chemistry) A parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor alkaloid of the Calabar bean, used to treat certain medical conditions.