neostigmine
Meaning
An anticholinesterase drug used in the form of its bromide C₁₂H₁₉BrN₂O₂ or a methyl sulfate derivative C₁₃H₂₂N₂O₆S especially in the diagnosis and treatment of myasthenia gravis and in the treatment of urinary bladder or bowel atony.
Synonyms
Prostigmin
proserine
prostigmine
psychotropic drugs
neurotropic drugs
Translations
néostigmine
neostigmina
neostigmina
Physostigmin Pilocarpin Neostigmin Spasmolytikum Sympathikolytikum Sympathikomimetikum neurotropes Arzneimittel SedativaPronounced as (IPA)
/ˌniː.əˈstɪɡ.miːn/
Etymology
From neo- + -stigmine (“acetylcholinesterase inhibitor”).
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