papaverine
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin papāver (“poppy”) + -ine.
Noun
[edit]papaverine (countable and uncountable, plural papaverines)
- (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonaddictive derivative of opium used in medicine to relieve muscle spasms, as a vasodilator and in some forms of erectile dysfunction.
Derived terms
[edit]- tetrahydropapaverine
- -verine (“spasmolytic”)
Translations
[edit]pharmaceutical drug
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Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]papaverine f
- plural of papaverina