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scopolaminehyoscinealkaloid

scopolamine

noun

1 scopolamine

An alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures:
— Transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness.
— Someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying.

synonym: hyoscine.

Dutch: scopolamine
Polish: hioscyna, skopolamina


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