atropine

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/ˈa.tɹə.piːn/

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/ˈa.tɹə.piːn/ · /ˈa.tɹəp.ɪn/ · /ˈæ.tɹəˌpin/

Definition of atropine

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noun

(countable, uncountable)An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).

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From Latin Atropa (“genus of deadly nightshade”) + -ine.

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