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physostigmine

/fahy-soh-stig-meen, -min/US // ˌfaɪ soʊˈstɪg min, -mɪn //UK // (ˌfaɪsəʊˈstɪɡmiːn) //

物理斯的明,物理斯替格明,物理斯蒂格明,物理斯蒂明

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pharmacology.

    • : an alkaloid, C15H21N3O2, used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease to raise the level of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and also as a miotic in glaucoma.

Examples

  • This contact said the agent was treatable with Visostgman-Physostigmine, Alberodquisan, and Vitamin B6.

  • After subcutaneous or local application, a dilatation neutralised by physostigmine in moderate doses.

  • In most cases it will be necessary to identify physostigmine by its physiological activity, as well as by its chemical characters.

  • Physostigmine contracts the iris to a point; the action is quite local, and is confined to the eye to which it is applied.

  • Each of these contains one-thousandth part of a grain of physostigmine sulphate, a quantity which is perfectly efficient.

  • The respiration is at first accelerated by a dose of physostigmine, but is afterwards slowed and ultimately arrested.