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apomorphine

/ap-uh-mawr-feen, -fin/US // ˌæp əˈmɔr fin, -fɪn //UK // (ˌæpəˈmɔːfiːn, -fɪn) //

阿朴吗啡,阿朴诺啡,阿朴莫林,阿朴莫非

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pharmacology.

    • : an alkaloid, C17H17NO2, derived from morphine and used as a fast-acting emetic.

Examples

  • The central emetics are apomorphine, tartar emetic, ipecacuanha, senega and squill.

  • Crystallised apomorphine then separates spontaneously, and is deposited on the sides of the vessel.

  • The liquid is decanted, and the precipitate is exhausted with ether or chloroform, which dissolves the apomorphine only.

  • Use at once the stomach-tube or pump, or give emetics of sulphate of zinc, or hypodermic solution of apomorphine.

  • In those rare cases in which this does not take place, use the stomach-pump or tube, or give hypodermic injection of apomorphine.