hyoscyamine

[ hahy-uh-sahy-uh-meen, -min ]
/ ˌhaɪ əˈsaɪ əˌmin, -mɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

a poisonous alkaloid, C17H23NO3, obtained from henbane and other solanaceous plants, used as a sedative, analgesic, mydriatic, and antispasmodic.

Origin of hyoscyamine

First recorded in 1855–60; hyoscyam(us) + -ine2

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British Dictionary definitions for hyoscyamine

hyoscyamine
/ (ˌhaɪəˈsaɪəˌmiːn, -mɪn) /

noun

a poisonous alkaloid occurring in henbane and related plants: an optically active isomer of atropine, used in medicine in a similar way. Formula: C 17 H 23 NO 3

Word Origin for hyoscyamine

C19: from New Latin, from Greek huoskuamos (from hus pig + kuamos bean) + amine

Medical definitions for hyoscyamine

hyoscyamine
[ hī′ə-sīə-mēn′ ]

n.

A poisonous white crystalline alkaloid isometric with atropine and having similar uses but more potent effects.