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atropine
[ a-truh-peen, -pin ]
noun
- a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , 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.
atropine
/ ˈætrəˌpiːn; ˈætrəpɪn; -pɪn /
noun
- a poisonous alkaloid obtained from deadly nightshade, having an inhibitory action on the autonomic nervous system. It is used medicinally in pre-anaesthetic medication, to speed a slow heart rate, and as an emergency first-aid counter to exposure to chemical warfare nerve agents. Formula: C 17 H 23 NO 3
atropine
/ ăt′rə-pēn′,-pĭn /
- A poisonous, bitter, crystalline alkaloid derived from deadly nightshade and related plants. It is used as a drug to dilate the pupils of the eye and to inhibit muscle spasms. Chemical formula: C 17 H 23 NO 3 .
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of atropine1
Example Sentences
Victims were treated with atropine, which was somewhat successful in combatting the symptoms.
In 1832 Robiquet discovered codeine; and in 1833 atropine, aconitine, and hyoscyamine were distinguished by Geiger and Hesse.
Atropine can be formed by uniting tropine and tropic acid, the two decomposition products already noted.
Visual acuteness on both sides 5/12, the left slightly better than the right; emmetropia in mydriasis by atropine.
If there be a tendency to convergence, glasses should be worn and atropine used.
Other salts of Atropine are not described because used substantially like the above.
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