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| physostigmine [ fsō stíg meen ] or physostigmin [ fss ō stígmin ] |
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drug derived from Calabar bean: a crystalline alkaloid. Source: dried leaves of the vine that produces Calabar beans. Use: treatment of glaucoma, to counteract adverse effects of anticholinergic drugs on the central nervous system. C15H12N3O2
Former name eserine
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Physostigma< Greek phusa 'bladder' + stigma 'mark on the skin'] |
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