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stramonium
[ struh-moh-nee-uhm ]
stramonium
/ strəˈməʊnɪəm /
noun
- a preparation of the dried leaves and flowers of the thorn apple, containing hyoscyamine and formerly used as a drug to treat asthma
- another name for thorn apple
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stramonium1
1655–65; < New Latin < ?
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stramonium1
C17: from New Latin, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences
Stramonium and sage, equal parts, sufficient to fill a small pipe.
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Give frequency and type of cutaneous disturbance due to the administration of stramonium.
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Opium and Stramonium, classed among Narcotics, depress the function of this nerve as well as the nervous forces generally.
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Another famous poison is produced from Datura stramonium and allied species.
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Or purchase the herb of stramonium at the druggist's; steep it and bind it on the felon; as soon as cold, put on new, warm herbs.
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