propantheline bromide

[ proh-pan-thuh-leen, -lin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a substance, C 2 3 H 3 0 BrNO 3 , used in the treatment of peptic ulcers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of propantheline bromide¹

First recorded in 1950–55; by rearrangement of parts of its chemical name

Example Sentences

To their patients, the pair call the problem misbehaviour of the bowel and treat it with the sedative phenobarbital and the muscle relaxant propantheline bromide.

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