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A cholinergic drug (trade name Prostigmin) used to treat some ophthalmic conditions and to treat myasthenia gravis
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neostigmine
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Neostigmine ( Prostigmin , Vagostigmin ) (from Greek neos , meaning "new," and "-stigmine," in reference to its parent molecule, physostigmine , on which it is based) is a parasympathomimetic compound that acts as a reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor ...
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n. a cholinergic drug (trade name Prostigmin) used to treat some ophthalmic conditions and to treat myasthenia gravis [syn: Prostigmin ]
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n. (context chemistry English) A parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor.
Usage examples of neostigmine.
The first two syringes contained neostigmine and edrophonium, both of which were used to restore muscular strength in victims of intoxication by tetrodotoxin.