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atropine
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Atropine \At"ro*pine\, n. [Gr. ? inflexible; hence ? ?, one of the three Parc[ae]; 'a priv. + ? to turn.] (Chem.) A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the Datura Stramonium, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also daturine.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1836, from Latin atropa "deadly nightshade" (from which the alkaloid poison is extracted), from Greek atropos "inflexible," also the name of one of the Fates (see Atropos) + chemical suffix -ine (2).
Wiktionary
n. (context poison pharmaceutical drug English) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (''Atropa belladonna'') and other sources. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).
WordNet
n. a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides
Wikipedia
Atropine is a medication used to treat certain types of nerve agent and pesticide poisonings, some types of slow heart rate, and to decrease saliva production during surgery. It is typically given intravenously or by injection into a muscle. Eye drops are also available which are used to treat uveitis and early amblyopia. The intravenous solution usually begins working within a minute and lasts half an hour to an hour. Large doses may be required to treat poisonings.
Common side effects include a dry mouth, large pupils, urinary retention, constipation, and a fast heart rate. It should generally not be used in people with angle closure glaucoma. While there is no evidence that its use during pregnancy causes birth defects, it has not been well studied. It is likely safe during breastfeeding. It is an antimuscarinic (also known as an anticholinergic) that works by inhibiting the parasympathetic nervous system.
Atropine occurs naturally in a number of plants of the nightshade family including deadly nightshade, Jimson weed, and mandrake. It was first isolated in 1833. Atropine is on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system. It is available as a generic medication and not very expensive. A one-milligram vial costs wholesale in the developing world between 0.06 and 0.44 USD.
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Usage examples of "atropine".
He watched the EKG, hoping that the atropine might have a positive effect on the irregular heartbeats.
Pot or doing coke like the rest of the free world, Charlie, but this stdf tested positive for atropine sulfate.
Give him one cc of atropine, point three of epi, and three mill1equivalents of bicarb.
In fact, recently in Holland four brands of Ecstasy were found to contain atropine, for that reason exactly.
In fact, those hallucinations are what usually tip a doctor off to the possibility of atropine poisoning .
I opened my bag and took out my hypodermic case from which I extracted a little tube of atropine tabloids.
A pencil, drawn over the sole of the foot, occasioned a visible shrinking movement, and, on looking once more at the eyes, I detected a slight change that told me that the atropine was beginning to take effect.
Well, one of the horses which was probably given colic through atropine was stabled in box number six.
She scavenged four atropine autoinjectors out of four kits and put the empty foam cases and the leftover 2-PAM injectors in the Aerie.
And there is nothing that can save you, but maybe atropine to the heart.
Anti-spasmodics, epileptic medications, and two others, along with atropine and a purgative with a charcoal base.
I panicked, but Sorel clutched my hand and the smell of atropine and formaldehyde filled the air.
The power of accommodation is lost after the application of atropine, in consequence, as is supposed, of the paralysis of this muscle.
The latter were filled with a small amount of digitalin, which was not enough to cause any problems, and a massive amount of atropine.
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