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1. (n.) physostigmine
an alkaloid, C
Etymology: (1860–65; < NL Physostigm(a) genus of plants yielding the alkaloid (< Gk
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1. (noun) physostigmine
used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma
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1. (noun) physostigmine
an alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of Physostigma venenosum), and extracted as a white, tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; -- formerly called eserine, with which it was regarded as identical
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1. physostigmine
A cholinesterase inhibitor that is rapidly absorbed through membranes. It can be applied topically to the conjunctiva. It also can cross the blood-brain barrier and is used when central nervous system effects are desired, as in the treatment of severe anticholinergic toxicity.
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