• (n.) A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrhoea, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation.
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My·da'le·ine noun [ Greek
myda^n to be clammy (from decay).]
(Physiol. Chem.) A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrhœa, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mī-dā′lē-ēn Definitions: 1. A poisonous ptomaine formed in putrefying liver and other viscera; it acts specifically on the heart, causing diastolic arrest.
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