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An alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
Answer for the clue "An alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures ", 8 letters:
hyoscine
Word definitions for hyoscine in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hyoscine or scopolamine may refer to similar but separate medications Hyoscine butylbromide Hyoscine hydrobromide
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hyoscine \Hy*os"cine\, n. [See Hyoscyamus .] (Chem.) An alkaloid found with hyoscyamine (with which it is also isomeric) in henbane, and extracted as a white, amorphous, semisolid substance.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying" ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. scopolamine.
Usage examples of hyoscine.
Before he began, Phillips injected hyoscine, his usual procedure for all operations.
She described the impedimenta that were put out on a side table before the operationa full bottle of hyoscine solution, an ampoule of anti-gas serum, syringes, a bowl of distilled water.
Before he began, Phillips injected hyoscine, his usual procedure for all operations.
I should have imagined the anaesthetist would have given the camphor and the hyoscine injections.
Banks might have substituted hyoscine for camphor when she prepared the syringe, but I found that the stock solution of hyoscine contained the full amount minus one dose that was accounted for.
Sister Marigold cast an indignant glance at Nurse Banks and said briefly: 'Did you look at the hyoscine solution, Nurse.
She described the impedimenta that were put out on a side table before the operationa full bottle of hyoscine solution, an ampoule of anti-gas serum, syringes, a bowl of distilled water.
Has Thorns told you that I opened a new tube of tablets for the hyoscine injection?