papaverine
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English
Etymology
From Latin papāver (“poppy”) + -ine.
Noun
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
- tetrahydropapaverine
- -verine (“spasmolytic”)
Translations
pharmaceutical drug
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Italian
Noun
papaverine f
- plural of papaverina