Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A poisonous, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C17H23NO3, obtained from belladonna and other related plants. It is used to dilate the pupils of the eyes and as an antispasmodic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
atropin .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the
Atropa belladonna , or deadly nightshade, and theDatura Stramonium , or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called alsodaturine .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun toxicology, pharmacology An
alkaloid extracted from the plantdeadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as adrug in medicine for itsparalytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, inophthalmology to dilate thepupils ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides
Etymologies
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Examples
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A drug called atropine can reverse the effects if administered promptly, and pretreatment with pyridostigmine can help shield the body, by sealing off acetylcholinesterase molecules.
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And I must say that at this time we can confirm that there was not a delay, because our toxicology revealed in her blood and medication, which is called atropine, and atropine is a medication which is very often even in resuscitation procedures.
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They're also issued atropine, which is the antidote to nerve gas.
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What happens is that troops were told to carry around atropine, which is an injection they could give themselves, but they were trained to use it quickly.
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DAVID ENSOR, CNN NATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: Well, Wolf, as you say, the Iraqis, officials say, have ordered as many as a million doses of the drug, atropine, which is a drug used to counter the effects of nerve gas.
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This is called atropine, and this is a medication that you might get if you're in the hospital after an exposure.
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The injected drug, which was known as double bichloride of gold, was actually a mixture of low doses of chemicals such as atropine, which could give patients nausea if they drank alcohol.
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As a young man he studied principally the structure and synthesis of plant alkaloids such as atropine and cocaine.
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The only time I have a little bit of trouble is when I am reading an EKG strip at 3AM after being woken up to decide if I should shock or push atropine.
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The only time I have a little bit of trouble is when I am reading an EKG strip at 3AM after being woken up to decide if I should shock or push atropine.
slumry commented on the word atropine
also daturine
August 1, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word atropine
"There were shortages of aspirin, atropine, digitalis, glacial acetic acid (a disinfectant), paper bags, sputum cups, and thermometers..."
—John M. Barry, The Great Influenza (NY: Penguin Books, 2004), 215
February 16, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word atropine
Another usage on aconite.
July 7, 2009