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Atropine is a competitive muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist. It is a naturally occurring tropane alkaloid extracted from deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), Jimson weed (Datura stramonium), mandrake (Mandragora officinarum) and other plants of the family Solanaceae. It is a secondary metabolite of these plants and serves as a drug wi...
• (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.
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]
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...
<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 bradyca...
(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 ...
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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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.
At'ro·pine noun [ Greek ... inflexible; hence ... ..., one of the three Parcæ; 
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, antisudorific) attributable to reversible competitive block...
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 ...
(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.
Atropine is the poisonous alkaloid found in deadly nightshade.
a drug to increase the heart rate
An alkaloid derived from Belladonna (Atropa belladonna) and related plants that blocks some cholinergic or parasympathetic functions.
An alkaloid drug that relaxes smooth muscle, increases the heart rate, and in the eye causes dilation of the pupil.
[n] - a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family
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
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
A parasympatholytic drug which competitivly blocks acetylcholine at muscarinic receptors and increases sinus node automaticity and atrial-ventricular conduction resulting in an increase in heart rate.
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, CHNO, obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.