bromocriptine

American  

[broh-muh-krip-teen] / ˌbroʊ məˈkrɪp tin /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. an ergot derivative, C 32 H 40 BrN 5 O 5 , that inhibits prolactin and growth hormone secretions and stimulates dopamine production in the brain, used to prevent postpartum lactation and in the treatments of acromegaly and Parkinson's disease.

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Etymology

Origin of bromocriptine

1975–80; shortening and alteration of bromoergocryptine, equivalent to bromo- + ergocryptine < German Ergokryptin an alkaloid derivative of ergotoxine ( ergo- ergo- ² + Greek krypt ( ós ) hidden + -in -in ²; perhaps so called because the independent nature of the derivative was not initially recognized)