Look up: atropine

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   Atropine
   Atropine is the poisonous alkaloid found in deadly nightshade.
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   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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   atropine
   [n] - a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family
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   Atropine
   An alkaloid derived from Belladonna (Atropa belladonna) and related plants that blocks some cholinergic or parasympathetic functions.
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   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 controlled the destiny of men. Her youngest sister Klotho ...
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   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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   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 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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   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 automaticity and AV conduction. ... Uses: Treat bradycard ...
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   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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    Atropine
    `Atropine` is a tropane alkaloid extracted from the deadly nightshade (`Atropa belladonna`) and other plants of the family Solanaceae. It is a secondary metabolite of these plants and serves as a drug with a wide variety of effects. It is a competitive antagonist for the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor. Being potentially deadly, it derives its name from Atropos, one of the three Fates who, according to Greek mythology, chose how a person was to...
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    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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    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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    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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    atropine
    An alkaloid found in every part of the deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna). Atropine is poisonous but is used in small amounts to treat inflammation of the iris (iritis) and corneal ulcer. It is also used in young children to dilate (widen) the pupil of the eye for the purpose of examination. A...
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    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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