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NEOSTIGMINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does neostigmine mean?
• NEOSTIGMINE (noun)
The noun NEOSTIGMINE has 1 sense:
1. a cholinergic drug (trade name Prostigmin) used to treat some ophthalmic conditions and to treat myasthenia gravis
Familiarity information: NEOSTIGMINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cholinergic drug (trade name Prostigmin) used to treat some ophthalmic conditions and to treat myasthenia gravis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
neostigmine; Prostigmin
Hypernyms ("neostigmine" is a kind of...):
anticholinesterase (a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect)
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