atropine

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That had improved with atropine, and she was now awake.

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  1. 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.

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  • The usual injection of morphia and atropine was not given. —  The Nursing Home Murder - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 03: 1935
  • “Let's go two and a half milligrams of atropine,” he said to Hannah. —  Asimov'sSF,Dec2003
  • Acute coumaphos toxicosis cattle - antidotal therapy pralidoxime chloride atropine, similar alterations blood serum enzymatic activities —  xml's Blinklist.com
  • The muscarinic receptor antagonist atropine (1mg / kg) reversed the inhibition of the four immune-related parameters mentioned above. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • The mean 18-week improvement among 84 children treated solely with atropine was 2.4 lines —  MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians
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  1. From New Latin Atropa, genus name of belladonna, from Greek Atropos, Atropos; see Atropos.
 

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