tropicamide
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tropic acid + amide.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹəʊˈpɪk.ə.mʌɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /tɹəˈpɪk.əˌmaɪd/
Noun[edit]
tropicamide (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A short-acting anticholinergic drug, used to produce dilatation of the pupil and cycloplegia during examination of the eye.
Translations[edit]
drug used to produce dilation of the pupil
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References[edit]
- “tropicamide”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tropicamide”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.