hyoscine Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
scopolamine.
- transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness
- someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying
WordNet
Hy*os"cine noun
Etymology
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(Chem.) An alkaloid found with hyoscyamine (with which it is also isomeric) in henbane, and extracted as a white, amorphous, semisolid substance.