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1. Atropine
   A crystalline alkaloid obtained from solansceous plants. It acts as an antidote to organophosphate and carbamate insecticide poisoning in mammals although no antidotal effect is noted on invertebrates.

   
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2. atropine
   [n] - a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family
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3. Atropine
   An alkaloid derived from Belladonna (Atropa belladonna) and related plants that blocks some cholinergic or parasympathetic functions.
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4. Atropine
   Atropine: A drug obtained from belladonna that is administered via injection, eye drops, or in oral form to relax muscles by inhibiting nerve responses. Used to dilate the pupils and as an antispasmodic. From the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of three sisters, the Fates, who controll...
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5. atropine
   An alkaloid, isolated from Deadly Nightshade, Atropa belladonna , that inhibits muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. Applied to the eye causes dilation of the pupil that is said to enhance the beauty of a woman, hence belladonna as the specific name of the plant from which the ancients extracted the drug.
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6. Atropine
   At'ro·pine noun [ Greek ... inflexible; hence ... ..., one of the three Parcæ; 'a priv. + ... to turn.] (Chemistry) A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the Atropa belladonna , or deadly nightshade, and th...
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7. atropine
   <drug> A toxic alkaloid extracted from belladonna and other members of thenightshade family, it is typically used to dilate the eye and to stopmuscular spasms. ... Pharmacologic action: Parasympatholytic. Competitive blockade of acetylcholine at muscarinic receptors. Increases sinus node autom...
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8. atropine
   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
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9. atropine
   (at´ro-pēn) an anticholinergic alkaloid found in belladonna; it acts as a competitive antagonist of acetylcholine at muscarinic receptors, blocking stimulation of muscles and glands by parasympathetic and cholinergic sympathetic nerves; used as the sulfate salt as a smooth muscle relaxant, as an antiarrhythmic, as ...
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10. Atropine
    • (n.) A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the Datura Stramonium, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also daturine.
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11. atropine
    poisonous, crystalline substance belonging to a class of compounds known as alkaloids and used in medicine. Its chief use is in ophthalmology, in ... [5 related articles]
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12. atropine
    atropine (ăt'rupēn, –pin) , alkaloid drug derived from belladonna and other plants of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family). Available either as the tincture or extract of belladonna, or as the pure substance atropine sulfate, it is a depressant of the parasympathetic nervo...
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13. Atropine
    Atropine is the poisonous alkaloid found in deadly nightshade.
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14. atropine
    Type: Term Pronunciation: at′rō-pēn Definitions: 1. A racemic mixture of d- and l- hyoscyamine, alkaloids obtained from the leaves and roots of Atropa belladonna; an anticholinergic, with diverse effects (tachycardia, mydriasis, cycloplegia, constipation, urinary retention, antisudor...
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15. atropine
    Alkaloid derived from belladonna, a plant with toxic properties. It acts as an anticholinergic, inhibiting the passage of certain nerve impulses. It is used in premedication, to reduce bronchial and gastric secretions. It is also administered as a mild antispasmodic drug, and to dilate the pupil of the eye
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16. ATROPINE
    An alkaloid drug that relaxes smooth muscle, increases the heart rate, and in the eye causes dilation of the pupil.
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17. atropine
    (at;ruo-pen) An alkaloid drug obtained from a plant of the species Belladonna that acts as an anticholinergic agent. It is used medically to inhibit parasympathetic nerve effects, dilate the pupils of the eye, increase the heart rate, and inhibit intestinal movements.
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18. atropine
    (at;ruo-pen) An alkaloid drug obtained from a plant of the species Belladonna that acts as an anticholinergic agent. It is used medically to inhibit parasympathetic nerve effects, dilate the pupils of the eye, increase the heart rate, and inhibit intestinal movements.
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19. Atropine
    `Atropine` is a naturally occurring tropane alkaloid extracted from deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), mandrake (Mandragora officinarum) and other plants of the family Solanaceae. It is a secondary metabolite of these plants and serves as a dr...
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20. Atropine
    (album) `Atropine` is the third album released by the black metal band Velvet Cacoon. It features a completely dark ambient sound. Release history: CD Released by Full Moon limited to 1000 copies. Track listing: All songs written by Velvet Cacoon. ;Disc 1 # "Candlesmoke" - 6:...
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