levodopa

[ lee-vuh-doh-puh ]
/ ˌli vəˈdoʊ pə /

noun Pharmacology.

a synthetic substance, C9H11NO4, that is converted in the brain to dopamine: used chiefly in the treatment of parkinsonism.
Also called L-dopa.

Origin of levodopa

First recorded in 1965–70; levo- + dopa

Words nearby levodopa

levo, levo-, levobunolol hydrochloride, levocardia, levoclination, levodopa, levoduction, levoglucose, levorotation, levorotatory, levorphanol

British Dictionary definitions for levodopa

levodopa
/ (ˌliːvəʊˈdəʊpə) /

noun

another name for L-dopa

Medical definitions for levodopa

levodopa
[ lē′və-dō′pə ]

n.

L-dopa