benzatropine

English

Structure of benzatropine

Alternative forms

• benztropine (US)

Etymology

From benz(hydryl) +‎ atropine.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /bɛnˈzæ.tɹəˌpin/

Noun

benzatropine (countable and uncountable, plural benzatropines)

1. (pharmacology) An anticholinergic drug administered in the form of its mesylate C₂₁H₂₅NO·CH₄O₃S especially to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (as tremors, spasms, or muscle weakness) or similar symptoms caused as side effects of other drugs (as phenothiazine derivatives).

Derived terms

• etybenzatropine

References

• “benztropine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.