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neostigmine

[ nee-oh-stig-meen, -min ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a synthetic anticholinesterase, C 1 2 H 1 9 N 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis, glaucoma, and postoperative urinary bladder distention.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of neostigmine1

1940–45; neo- + -stigmine (after Prostigmin ( def ); -ine 2 )

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