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physostigmine

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/ˌfʌɪ.səʊˈstɪɡ.miːn/
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/ˌfʌɪ.səʊˈstɪɡ.miːn/ · /ˌfaɪ.səˈstɪɡˌmin/

Definition of physostigmine

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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor alkaloid of the Calabar bean, used to treat certain medical conditions.
    “The substance is physostigmine, a drug first isolated from the Calabar bean (Physostigmine venenosum), a climbing liana that grows in swampy coastal areas of West Africa from Sierra Leone south and east as far as the Cameroons.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek φῦσᾰ (phûsă) Translingual stigma Translingual Physostigma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English physostigmine From translingual Physostigma venenosum (“the Calabar bean”) + -ine.

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