Look up: ipecac

1. ipecac
   [n] - a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning)
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2. Ipecac
   Nausea, vomiting, asthma and whooping cough. Ipecac is prepared from the dried root of a small South American shrub of the same name, also called ipecacuanha or the cephaelis bush. It acts mainly on the digestive tract and also on the respiratory airways. Its outstanding feature is nausea - whatever...
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3. Ipecac
   A substance derived from the ipecacuanha plant root and used to induce vomiting.
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4. Ipecac
   Ipecac: A naturally occurring substance with multiple properties including the ability to cause vomiting (emesis). Ipecac is derived from dried roots of a bush called Uragoga ipecacuanha that is native to Brazil. In the past, a sizable proportion of poison exposures in the U.S. were treated with ipe...
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5. Ipecac
   Ip'e·cac (ĭp'e*kăk) noun An abbreviation of Ipecacuanha , and in more frequent use.
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6. ipecac
   A syrup that is used to induce vomiting, most often after ingestion of a potentially harmful substance. For use in acute poisonings (where indicated), adults should receive 15-30cc of ipecac, immediately followed by a glass of water (240cc). This dose may be repeated one time in 20 minutes if vomiti...
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7. ipecac
   noun a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning)
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8. ipecac
   (ip´ә-kak) the dried rhizome and roots of Cephaelis ipecacuanha or Cephaelis acuminata; used as an emetic or expectorant.
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9. Ipecac
   • (n.) An abbreviation of Ipecacuanha, and in more frequent use.
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10. ipecac
    (from the article `Rubiaceae`) Economically important products of the family Rubiaceae include quinine, which is derived from the bark of Cinchona species; coffee, from the seeds ... Emetics produce nausea and vomiting, and their use is limited to the treatment of poisoning with certain toxins that have been swallowed. The most ... [...
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11. ipecac
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ip′ĕ-kak Synonyms: ipecacuanha
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12. ipecac
    ipecac (ip'ikăk) , drug obtained from the dried roots of a creeping shrub, Cephaelis (or Psychotria) ipecacuanha, native to Brazil but cultivated in other tropical climates. There are three varieties of the root, brown, red, and gray, varying according to the age of the plant, its place of...
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