selegiline

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Chemical structure of selegiline
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Etymology

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Probably from sele(ctive) +‎ -giline (MAO inibitor type B).

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Noun

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selegiline (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) The levorotatory form of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor deprenyl that is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C13H17N·HCl as an adjuvant to therapy using the combination of ʟ-dopa and carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and is sometimes used alone to treat endogenous depression or to treat dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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