NEOSTIGMINE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A cholinergic drug (trade name Prostigmin) used to treat some ophthalmic conditions and to treat myasthenia gravis

Synonyms:

neostigmine; Prostigmin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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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