neostigmine
Meanings
noun
- An anticholinesterase drug used in the form of its bromide C₁₂H₁₉BrN₂O₂ or a methyl sulfate derivative C₁₃H₂₂N₂O₆S especially in the diagnosis and treatment of myasthenia gravis and in the treatment of urinary bladder or bowel atony.
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Etymology
From neo- + -stigmine (“acetylcholinesterase inhibitor”).
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