apomorphine

[ ap-uh-mawr-feen, -fin ]
/ ˌæp əˈmɔr fin, -fɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

an alkaloid, C17H17NO2, derived from morphine and used as a fast-acting emetic.
Also ap·o·mor·phin [ap-uh-mawr-fin] /ˌæp əˈmɔr fɪn/.

Origin of apomorphine

First recorded in 1885–90; apo- + morphine

Words nearby apomorphine

apologue, apology, apolune, apomict, apomixis, apomorphine, aponeurectomy, aponeurorrhaphy, aponeurosis, aponeurositis, aponeurotic fibroma

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British Dictionary definitions for apomorphine

apomorphine
/ (ˌæpəˈmɔːfiːn, -fɪn) /

noun

a white crystalline alkaloid, derived from morphine, that is used medicinally as an emetic, as an expectorant, and in Parkinson's disease. Formula: C 17 H 17 NO 2

Medical definitions for apomorphine

apomorphine
[ ăp′ə-môr′fēn′ ]

n.

A poisonous, white, crystalline alkaloid derived from morphine and used medicinally to induce vomiting.