physostigmine

名词 n.
/ˌfʌɪ.səʊˈstɪɡ.miːn/    /ˌfaɪ.səˈstɪɡˌmin/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor alkaloid of the Calabar bean, used to treat certain medical conditions. countable,uncountable
    — The substance is physostigmine, a drug first isolated from the Calabar bean (Physostigmine venenosum), a climbing liana that grows in swampy coastal areas of West Africa from Sierra Leone south and east as far as the Cameroons.

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Etymology tree
Ancient Greek φῦσᾰ (phûsă)
Translingual stigma
Translingual Physostigma
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnusder.
Old French -inbor.
Middle English -in
English -ine
English physostigmine
From translingual Physostigma venenosum (“the Calabar bean”) + -ine.
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