atropine

Definitions


[ˈatrəpɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a poisonous compound found in deadly nightshade and related plants. It is used in medicine as a muscle relaxant, e.g. in dilating the pupil of the eye


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Origin:
mid 19th century: modern Latin Atropa belladonna ‘deadly nightshade’, from Atropos + -ine




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