benzatropine
English
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editEtymology
editFrom benz(hydryl) + atropine.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /bɛnˈzæ.tɹəˌpin/
Noun
editbenzatropine (countable and uncountable, plural benzatropines)
- (pharmacology) An anticholinergic drug administered in the form of its mesylate C21H25NO·CH4O3S especially to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (as tremors, spasms, or muscle weakness) or similar symptoms caused as side effects of other drugs (as phenothiazine derivatives).
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “benztropine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.