ergotin

[ ur-guh-tin ]

/ ˈɜr gə tɪn /

any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.

Origin of ergotin

ergot + -in²

Hypodermic injections of ergotin have also been used for the same purpose.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II |Various
This remedy, in the form of ergotin, is most effective when introduced beneath the skin.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II |Various
Menorrhagia: Gallic acid, fifty grains; Ergotin, twenty grains; Hydrastin, ten grains.

Searchlights on Health |B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols
Ergotin, dissolved in water (1 part to 10), may be injected hypodermically in grain doses several times repeated if necessary.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II |Various

Trivial injuries may be the starting-point, the anæsthesia produced by the ergotin preventing the patient taking notice of them.

Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles