papaverine
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin papāver (“poppy”) + -ine.
Noun edit
papaverine (countable and uncountable, plural papaverines)
- (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonaddictive derivative of opium used in medicine to relieve muscle spasms, as a vasodilator and in some forms of erectile dysfunction.
Derived terms edit
- tetrahydropapaverine
- -verine (“spasmolytic”)
Translations edit
pharmaceutical drug
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Italian edit
Noun edit
papaverine f
- plural of papaverina