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Hyoscine

Hyoscine Meaning & Definition
Hyoscine Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hyoscine?

[n] an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hyoscine: scopolamine

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See Also | alkaloid

Hyoscine In Webster's Dictionary

\Hy*os"cine\, n. [See {Hyoscyamus}.] (Chem.) An alkaloid found with hyoscyamine (with which it is also isomeric) in henbane, and extracted as a white, amorphous, semisolid substance.

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