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Used to relax smooth muscles
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papaverine
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Papaverine \Pa*pav"er*ine\, n. (Chem.) An alkaloid found in opium. It has a weaker therapeutic action than morphine.
Wikipedia
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Papaverine ( Latin papaver , "poppy") is an opium alkaloid antispasmodic drug, used primarily in the treatment of visceral spasm , vasospasm (especially those involving the heart and the brain ), and occasionally in the treatment of erectile dysfunction ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive [syn: Kavrin ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A non-addictive derivative of opium used in medicine to relieve muscle spasms, as a vasodilator and in some forms of erectile dysfunction.
Usage examples of papaverine.
White Poppy capsules, when dried, furnish papaverine and narcotine, with some mucilage, and a little waxy matter.